LEDSTON HALL AND PARK 197 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 197 ha
Getting here
53.77013, -1.32387
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II* Registered Park and Garden — Particularly important historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England, of more than special interest.
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: STABLE BLOCK APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES EAST OF LEDSTON HALL; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Frankliniella tenuicornis +62 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dyer's Greenweed, Autumn Lady's-tresses, Autumn Gentian +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
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 Lowther Loop Walking route ▾
Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castleford Wakefield Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 Local cycle route
Show on map 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 Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 697 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 697 National Cycle Network
Show on map Castleford Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Green Lane bridleway · 366 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 366 m Surface grass Path type: track
Show on map Green Lane bridleway · 236 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 236 m Surface gravel Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
6,168 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,168 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Swallow +28
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Little Owl Athene noctua Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Mole · Rabbit
Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hornet · Glow-worm · Abax parallelepipedus · 14-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens +11
Hornet Vespa crabro Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Dyer's Greenweed · Autumn Gentian · Autumn Lady's-tresses · Common Centaury · Abietinella abietina +55
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Abietinella abietina Abietinella abietina Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Yellow-wort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,168 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Swallow +28
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Little Owl Athene noctua Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Mole · Rabbit
Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hornet · Glow-worm · Abax parallelepipedus · 14-spot Ladybird · Volucella pellucens +11
Hornet Vespa crabro Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Dyer's Greenweed · Autumn Gentian · Autumn Lady's-tresses · Common Centaury · Abietinella abietina +55
Dyer's Greenweed Genista tinctoria Autumn Gentian Gentianella amarella Autumn Lady's-tresses Spiranthes spiralis Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Abietinella abietina Abietinella abietina Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Yellow-wort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis2024
Oedemera nobilis2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata2023
Black Carrion Beetle Phosphuga atrata2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023 Blackstonia perfoliata
Blackstonia perfoliata
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2024
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2024
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2024
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2024
Quaking-grass Briza media2024
Quaking-grass Briza media2024
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Greater Plantain Plantago major2024
Cowslip Primula veris2024
Cowslip Primula veris2024
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium2024
Common Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Black Bryony Tamus communis2024
Black Bryony Tamus communis2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2024
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2024
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
White Clover Trifolium repens2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2024
Pignut Conopodium majus2024
Pignut Conopodium majus2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Timothy Phleum pratense2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2024
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2024
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2024
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2024
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2024
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2024
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2024
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2024
Tor-grass Brachypodium rupestre2024
Tor-grass Brachypodium rupestre2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2024
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2024
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2024
Hoary Plantain Plantago media2024
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2024
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2024
Eyebright Euphrasia2024
Eyebright Euphrasia2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2024
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2024
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2024
Common Restharrow Ononis repens2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2024
Betony Betonica officinalis2024
Betony Betonica officinalis2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2024
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis2024
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2024
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2024
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2024
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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