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📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.79936, -1.50047

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🍄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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
🍄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

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Torth Felen, Ganoderma adspersum, Oyster Mushroom +72 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Torth Felen, Ganoderma adspersum, Oyster Mushroom +72 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Oyster Mushroom, Jelly Ear, Oak Pin +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +16 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +16 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Feather-moss, Common Smoothcap +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Feather-moss, Common Smoothcap +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

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

146 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

Swarcliffe Health TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SHTRound tripLocal 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

Wildlife to spot

4,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Wigeon · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +28

WigeonMareca penelope
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RobinErithacus rubecula
PochardAythya ferina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SwiftApus apus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus

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Insects11 species

summer

2026

Swollen-thighed Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Elm Bark Beetle · Syrphus +6

Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Small Elm Bark BeetleScolytus multistriatus
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025

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Plants2 species

winterautumn

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Common Feather-moss

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Wigeon · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +28

WigeonMareca penelope
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
Herring GullLarus argentatus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
RobinErithacus rubecula
PochardAythya ferina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SwiftApus apus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Common GullLarus canus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2026

Swollen-thighed Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Small Elm Bark Beetle · Syrphus +6

Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Small Elm Bark BeetleScolytus multistriatus
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025

🌿

Plants2 species

winterautumn

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Common Feather-moss

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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