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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Leeds Getting here
53.81961, -1.52475
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Green Shieldbug, Tawny Mining Bee +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Green Shieldbug, Tawny Mining Bee +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Airedale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dales Way Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 133 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 Swarcliffe Health Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SHT Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Wyke Beck Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RP-TN Local cycle route
Show on map Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A-CC Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
22,384 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,384 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Goosander +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 2-spot Ladybird · Brown Soft-scale · Field Grasshopper · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus +3
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Slender Stubble-moss · Black Nightshade · Pellitory-of-the-wall
Slender Stubble-moss Gyroweisia tenuis Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,384 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Goosander +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 2-spot Ladybird · Brown Soft-scale · Field Grasshopper · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus +3
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Brown Soft-scale Coccus hesperidum2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii 🌿 Plants 3 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Slender Stubble-moss · Black Nightshade · Pellitory-of-the-wall
Slender Stubble-moss Gyroweisia tenuis Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum2025 Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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