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Cross Flatts Park

9 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.77159, -1.55422

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Elder +14 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Mugwort, Yarrow, Common Nettle +89 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Mugwort, Yarrow, Common Nettle +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Syrphus, Dock Bug +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Syrphus, Dock Bug +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

108 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef G-CCLocal cycle route
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route
Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef M-CCLocal cycle route
Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A-CCLocal cycle route
West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Football pitch in Cross Flatts Park

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Football pitch in Cross Flatts Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Farnley Hall ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park200 m→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park200 m→🌱Middleton ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Wortley Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→🌱Armley ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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