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Belle Isle Wood - Mixed woodland

8 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.76068, -1.53522

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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
  • 🛝Playground 176m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

93 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

Photos

Southern terminus of the Middleton Railway

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southern terminus of the Middleton Railway

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Middleton ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Wortley Recreation GroundUrban park4.2 km→🌱Church of the NazareneUrban park2 km→🌱Beggar's HillUrban park2.7 km→

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