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Millshaw Playing Fields

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.76479, -1.58059

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 130m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Mugwort, Lesser Celandine +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Mugwort, Lesser Celandine +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Solomon's-seal Sawfly · last seen 2025; Insects — Solomon's-seal Sawfly · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Guelder-rose, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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Cycling

66 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
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
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Millshaw Playing Fields

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Farnley Hall ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Middleton ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Wortley Recreation GroundUrban park2.5 km→🌱Armley ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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