Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome77 ha
Getting here
53.96478, -1.10209
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Greylag Goose
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Barnabas Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Greylag Goose
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕The Barnabas Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Greylag Goose, Rock Dove +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Greylag Goose, Rock Dove +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
Riverside path in Leeman Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
23,717 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,717 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blue Tit · Greylag Goose · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +11
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects11 species
winterspring
2026▾
Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Norellia spinipes · Scathophaga stercoraria +6
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Springy Turf-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Herb-Robert +66
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Butterfly-bush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,717 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blue Tit · Greylag Goose · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon +11
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects11 species
winterspring
2026▾
Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Norellia spinipes · Scathophaga stercoraria +6
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipes
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Springy Turf-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Herb-Robert +66
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Butterfly-bush
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Buddleja davidii
Buddleja davidii
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