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Brookfield Recreation Ground

6 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.82294, -1.67154

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Little Leaf Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Teal, Magpie, Grey Heron +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Teal, Magpie, Grey Heron +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small Nettle Weevil, Eristalis pertinax +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small Nettle Weevil, Eristalis pertinax +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Welcome WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Aire Valley Towpathpublic footpath · 701 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 701 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Definitive Footpath PUDSEY 5public footpath · 466 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 466 mSurface groundPath type: footway
Aire Valley Towpathpublic footpath · 191 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 191 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
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
Armley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Ar-CCLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 66Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route60 m
Named routeRef 66Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Aire Valley Towpathrestricted byway · 318 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 318 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

War memorial near Brookfield Recreation Ground

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

War memorial near Brookfield Recreation Ground

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