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Middleton Park shaft mounds

14 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.75783, -1.54162

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wood Anemone, Red Campion, Lesser Celandine +46 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Anemone, Red Campion, Lesser Celandine +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Parsley-leaved Bramble, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Syrphus, Dock Bug +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Syrphus, Dock Bug +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

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

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Airedale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

86 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

Wildlife to spot

2,919 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,919 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winterautumn

2025

Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +39

Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Common GullLarus canus2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Common ShrewSorex araneus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2026

Syrphus · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans +15

SyrphusSyrphus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Drosophila immigransDrosophila immigrans2025
Meiosimyza decempunctataMeiosimyza decempunctata2025
Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2025
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024

🌿

Plants29 species

summer

2025

Wood Anemone · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Red Campion · Field Horsetail · Lesser Celandine +24

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Goat WillowSalix caprea2024
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,919 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winterautumn

2025

Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +39

Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Common GullLarus canus2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Common ShrewSorex araneus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2026

Syrphus · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans +15

SyrphusSyrphus2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum
Scymnus interruptusScymnus interruptus2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Drosophila immigransDrosophila immigrans2025
Meiosimyza decempunctataMeiosimyza decempunctata2025
Yellow-legged BlackPachygaster leachii2025
Solomon's-seal SawflyPhymatocera aterrima2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024

🌿

Plants29 species

summer

2025

Wood Anemone · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Red Campion · Field Horsetail · Lesser Celandine +24

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Red CampionSilene dioica
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2024
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Goat WillowSalix caprea2024
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Disused coal pit in Middleton Park

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