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Golden Acre Park

15 ha

📷 Mick Melvin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

53.86951, -1.60064

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Golden Acre Park Car Park 26m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Great Tit, Mute Swan +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Great Tit, Mute Swan +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Harlequin Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal 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
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 104 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
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
NCN National Route 668Cycling route
Named routeRef 668National Cycle Network
ELOR CycleCycling route
Named routeRef ELORLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

22 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pinfold Lanebridleway · 205 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 205 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
Pinfold Lanebridleway · 482 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 482 mPath type: unclassified
Pinfold Lanebridleway · 243 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 243 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Bridge Golden Acre Park

📷 Mick Melvin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Bridge Golden Acre Park

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