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Meanwood Park

17 ha

📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

53.83981, -1.56837

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Syrphus, Early Bumblebee, Tree Bumblebee +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

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

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
Green Roadpublic footpath · 23 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Meanwood Valley Trail (Dales Way Link)public footpath · 61 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Meanwood Valley Trail (Dales Way Link)public footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

77 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
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
West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Scotland Mill Lanebridleway · 14 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Meanwood Valley Trail (Dales Way Link)bridleway · 645 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 645 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Scotland Mill Lanebridleway · 393 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 393 mPath type: bridleway
Scotland Mill Lanebridleway · 150 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 150 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Meanwood Hall, Woodlea Park, Leeds

📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Meanwood Hall, Woodlea Park, Leeds

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🌱Woodhouse Moor ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Woodhouse Moor ParkUrban park3.2 km→🏞️GOLDEN ACRECountry park3.8 km→🌱Armley ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Meanwood ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Beckett ParkUrban park2.3 km→

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