🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
6 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wakefield WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named routeRegional walking route
Hillside HikeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Reedbed RambleWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lowther LoopWalking route▾
Named route
Sandgate Lanepublic footpath · 425 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 425 mPath type: track
🚴
Cycling
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46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Castleford Wakefield GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 69Local cycle route
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef G-CCLocal cycle route
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 697Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network
ELOR CycleCycling route▾
Named routeRef ELORLocal cycle route
🐴
Horse riding
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2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pit Lanebridleway · 300 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 300 mPath type: bridleway
About this nature reserve
Ledston Luck is a 17-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber. This site includes riverside and woodland habitats, attracting a variety of birds and small animals, with paths for walking and outdoor activities.
