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53.75779, -1.54584
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▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ South Leeds Golf Club 28m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ South Leeds Golf Club 28m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Moderate match
Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Airedale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 83 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref G-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Wyke Beck Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RP-TN Local cycle route
Show on map Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A-CC Local cycle route
Show on map West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref W-CC Local cycle route
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About this nature reserve Middleton Woods is a 94-hectare Local Nature Reserve located in Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber. This site features extensive woodlands, offering habitats for deer, birds, and other wildlife, along with numerous trails for walking and cycling.
Photos Former bell-pit in Middleton Woods
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2,724 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,724 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jay +38
Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Syrphus · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans +15
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025 Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Wood Anemone · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Red Campion · Field Horsetail · Lesser Celandine +24
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Red Campion Silene dioica Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,724 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jay +38
Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2023 Common Gull Larus canus2023 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Syrphus · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans +15
Syrphus Syrphus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2025 Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum Wood Anemone · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Red Campion · Field Horsetail · Lesser Celandine +24
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Red Campion Silene dioica Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Scymnus interruptus Scymnus interruptus2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Drosophila immigrans Drosophila immigrans2025
Drosophila immigrans Drosophila immigrans2025
Meiosimyza decempunctata Meiosimyza decempunctata2025
Meiosimyza decempunctata Meiosimyza decempunctata2025
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii2025
Yellow-legged Black Pachygaster leachii2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Solomon's-seal Sawfly Phymatocera aterrima2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2024
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2024
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2024
Parsley-leaved Bramble Rubus laciniatus2024
Parsley-leaved Bramble Rubus laciniatus2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2024
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2024
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2024
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2024
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2024
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2024
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2024
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2024
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2024
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica2024
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2024
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2024
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2024
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Silver Birch Betula pendula2024
Silver Birch Betula pendula2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Cleavers Galium aparine2024
Goat Willow Salix caprea2024
Goat Willow Salix caprea2024
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2024
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2024
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2024
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024 