Halton Recreation Ground 50 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 50 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Leeds Getting here
53.79184, -1.48849
Open directionsv 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Pin, Sycamore Tarspot, Ivory Bonnet +69 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Oak Pin, Sycamore Tarspot, Ivory Bonnet +69 more · last seen 2022
Varies
Fungi — Oak Pin, Oyster Mushroom, Coesyn Melfed +9 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dock Bug +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dock Bug +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hillside Hike Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reedbed Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Airedale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref G-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Swarcliffe Health Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SHT Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Wyke Beck Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RP-TN Local cycle route
Show on map Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Path to Meadowfield at Halton Moor
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Wildlife to spot
5,382 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,382 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Wigeon · Dunnock · Goldfinch · Magpie +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Small Elm Bark Beetle · Rhinocyllus conicus · Hawthorn Shieldbug +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Small Elm Bark Beetle Scolytus multistriatus Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,382 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Wigeon · Dunnock · Goldfinch · Magpie +33
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Small Elm Bark Beetle · Rhinocyllus conicus · Hawthorn Shieldbug +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Small Elm Bark Beetle Scolytus multistriatus Rhinocyllus conicus Rhinocyllus conicus2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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