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53.78407, -1.55741
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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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Moorhen, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Rock Dove, Moorhen, Magpie +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Butterfly-bush +131 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Hemlock Water-dropwort, Butterfly-bush +131 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Swollen-thighed Beetle +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Swollen-thighed Beetle +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Elder +15 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 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 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 Dales Way Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 114 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 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 West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref W-CC Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
10,005 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,005 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Mute Swan · Mallard · Rock Dove · Magpie +33
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Bat · Brown Rat
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta Dock Bug · Silver Fish · Harlequin Ladybird · Scymnus interruptus · Willow Bean-galler +7
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025 Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 🌿 Plants 33 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Butterfly-bush · Field Maple · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Mugwort +28
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Field Maple Acer campestre Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,005 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Mute Swan · Mallard · Rock Dove · Magpie +33
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Bat · Brown Rat
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Bat Chiroptera Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Yellow-bellied Slider
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta Dock Bug · Silver Fish · Harlequin Ladybird · Scymnus interruptus · Willow Bean-galler +7
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025 Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 🌿 Plants 33 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Butterfly-bush · Field Maple · Hemlock Water-dropwort · Pellitory-of-the-wall · Mugwort +28
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii Field Maple Acer campestre Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Firethorn
Firethorn
Pyracantha coccinea
Pyracantha coccinea
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens
Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Mexican Fleabane Erigeron karvinskianus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum
Strawberry Clover Trifolium fragiferum
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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