Lees Holm Recreation Ground
Plan your visit
Getting here
53.67275, -1.63487
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ⚽Playing fields 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
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2025
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Floating Pennywort, Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed +50 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Volucella pellucens +7 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Southern Hawker, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Volucella pellucens +7 more · last seen 2024
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Wakefield WayWalking route
Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Leeds Country WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route
Route 69Cycling route
National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route
Wakefield WheelCycling route
Main RouteCycling route983 m
Main RouteCycling route241 m
🐴Horse riding
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Longcausewaybridleway · 197 m
Wildlife to spot
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