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Norman Rae Playing Fields

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.82730, -1.78372

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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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Magpie, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Phaonia signata, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Phaonia signata, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Whitish Feather-moss, Yellow Fringe-moss +42 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Whitish Feather-moss, Yellow Fringe-moss +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Royds Woodpublic footpath · 75 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
Heaton Royds Lanepublic footpath · 409 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 409 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Heaton Royds Lanepublic footpath · 119 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 119 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

89 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route
Airedale Greenway (Shipley)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 696Cycling route
Named routeRef 696National Cycle Network
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route
Named route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
Family cycle routeMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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View from Norman Rae Playing Fields

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from Norman Rae Playing Fields

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🌱Myrtle ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Lister ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Peel ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Myrtle ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Northcliffe ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Shipley Central ParkUrban park400 m→

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