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Harehills Park

21 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

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53.80877, -1.50018

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Shoveler +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Shoveler +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Ganoderma adspersum, Peeling Oysterling +69 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Ganoderma adspersum, Peeling Oysterling +69 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Fungi — Oak Pin, Oyster Mushroom, Coesyn Melfed +9 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route

Airedale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dales Way LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

141 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

Swarcliffe Health TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SHTRound tripLocal 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

Wildlife to spot

5,080 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,080 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie +28

WigeonMareca penelope2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects17 species

springsummer

2026

Swollen-thighed Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly +12

Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Small Elm Bark BeetleScolytus multistriatus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
NomadaNomada2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025

🌿

Plants2 species

winterautumn

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Common Feather-moss

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,080 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2026

Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie +28

WigeonMareca penelope2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus

🐝

Insects17 species

springsummer

2026

Swollen-thighed Beetle · 2-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly +12

Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Small Elm Bark BeetleScolytus multistriatus
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2025
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
NomadaNomada2025
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica2025
Marsham's Nomad BeeNomada marshamella2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025

🌿

Plants2 species

winterautumn

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Common Feather-moss

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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