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Leeds Golf Course

54 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome54 ha

Getting here

53.84018, -1.49276

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Closterotomus trivialis +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Closterotomus trivialis +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 677

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hoursWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
West Park Roadpublic footpath · 42 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mPath type: track
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Cycling

87 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
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
West Park Roadbyway open to all traffic · 50 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 50 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Waterloo Lake, Roundhay Park, Leeds

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Waterloo Lake, Roundhay Park, Leeds

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✦ROUNDHAY PARKHistoric site300 m→🌱Roundhay ParkUrban park300 m→🌱The Arboretum LawnUrban park600 m→🌱Canal GardensUrban park800 m→🌱Rein ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Wigton Moor WoodsUrban park2.2 km→

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