Peckfield Plantation 23 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Leeds Getting here
53.78112, -1.32628
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 183m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 183m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Ringlet +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Ringlet +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, New Zealand Pigmyweed, Himalayan Balsam +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, New Zealand Pigmyweed, Himalayan Balsam +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Hillside Hike Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Reedbed Ramble Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Lowther Loop Walking route ▾
Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Fly Line Walking route ▾
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref G-CC Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 697 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 697 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trails - The Lines Way link Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67-697 Local cycle route
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 885 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 885 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
4,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,487 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blackbird +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Little Owl Athene noctua Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Mole · Rabbit · Badger · Whiskered Bat
Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles2023 Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hornet · Field Grasshopper · Volucella pellucens · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Abax parallelepipedus +12
Hornet Vespa crabro Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024 Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Endive Pellia · Common Feather-moss · Common Centaury · Common Pocket-moss +2
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Autumn Lady's-tresses Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,487 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blackbird +37
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2023 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Little Owl Athene noctua Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2022 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2023 Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2023 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2023 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2023 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2022 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Mole · Rabbit · Badger · Whiskered Bat
Mole Talpa europaea Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles2023 Whiskered Bat Myotis mystacinus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Hornet · Field Grasshopper · Volucella pellucens · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Abax parallelepipedus +12
Hornet Vespa crabro Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2024 Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Endive Pellia · Common Feather-moss · Common Centaury · Common Pocket-moss +2
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Autumn Lady's-tresses Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2023
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2022
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2022
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2022
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2022
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2022
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2022 Spiranthes spiralis2023
Spiranthes spiralis2023
