Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome57 ha
Getting here
53.77307, -1.55533
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Hamara Healthy Living Centre Community Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Hamara Healthy Living Centre Community Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Syrphus, Dock Bug +36 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional 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
Dales Way LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
110 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
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In Cross Flatts Park, Beeston, Leeds
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,522 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,522 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Bat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- BatChiroptera
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Syrphus · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans +21
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
🌿Plants61 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Field Maple · Hawthorn · Elder · Mugwort · Yarrow +56
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- ElderSambucus nigra
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Butterfly-bush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,522 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Rock Dove · Jackdaw +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great TitParus major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- CootFulica atra
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Bat · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- BatChiroptera
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Syrphus · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans +21
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
- Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
🌿Plants61 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Field Maple · Hawthorn · Elder · Mugwort · Yarrow +56
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- ElderSambucus nigra
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
- Butterfly-bush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buddleja davidii
Buddleja davidii
FirethornPyracantha coccineaFirethornPyracantha coccineaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorItalian AlderAlnus cordataItalian AlderAlnus cordataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisWall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalisNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumStrawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferumStrawberry CloverTrifolium fragiferumFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumCornflowerCentaurea cyanusCornflowerCentaurea cyanusBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraSmall NettleUrtica urensSmall NettleUrtica urensTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseDame's-violetHesperis matronalisDame's-violetHesperis matronalisMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareFennelFoeniculum vulgareFennelFoeniculum vulgareJuniperJuniperus communisJuniperJuniperus communisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareBetula utilisBetula utilisBetula utilisBetula utilisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSpear MintMentha spicataSpear MintMentha spicataGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumArgentinian VervainVerbena bonariensisArgentinian VervainVerbena bonariensisCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesEvents & activities nearby
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