Glade
← Back🪦 Cemetery

New Wortley Cemetery

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.79407, -1.57857

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Wood Blewits, Hairy Curtain Crust, Tricholoma argyraceum +20 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Wood Blewits, Hairy Curtain Crust, Tricholoma argyraceum +20 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Western Honey Bee +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Western Honey Bee +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Red Valerian +91 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Red Valerian +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

99 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

Photos

Older memorials in New Wortley cemetery

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Older memorials in New Wortley cemetery

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Farnley Hall ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Wortley Recreation GroundUrban park800 m→🌱Armley ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Woodhouse Moor ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Woodhouse Moor ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park2.8 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 27f3047e-ad5e-4fae-b062-9b39a0bca546