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Primrose Valley Park

62 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome62 ha

Getting here

53.80084, -1.47117

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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
🌿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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover, Shoveler +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover, Shoveler +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Emperor Dragonfly +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Emperor Dragonfly +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Route 677

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 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

Hillside HikeWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

131 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

9,938 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,938 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds86 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Red Kite · Wigeon · Little Ringed Plover · Shoveler · Carrion Crow +81

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GadwallMareca strepera2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
SwiftApus apus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
PintailAnas acuta2024
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TealAnas crecca2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
HobbyFalco subbuteo2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
SquirrelSciurus2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Palmate Newt · Common Toad

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common ToadBufo bufo2023

🐝

Insects32 species

summerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Early Bumblebee +27

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
Small Elm Bark BeetleScolytus multistriatus
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023

🌿

Plants4 species

autumn

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Common Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Pointed Spear-moss

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,938 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds86 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Red Kite · Wigeon · Little Ringed Plover · Shoveler · Carrion Crow +81

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
CootFulica atra2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GadwallMareca strepera2024
WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
SwiftApus apus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser2024
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
PintailAnas acuta2024
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2024
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
TealAnas crecca2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2023
Doves, pigeonsColumbidae2023
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2023
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
CurlewNumenius arquata2023
HobbyFalco subbuteo2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Squirrel

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
SquirrelSciurus2023

🐸

Amphibians2 species

springsummer

2025

Palmate Newt · Common Toad

Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Common ToadBufo bufo2023

🐝

Insects32 species

summerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Early Bumblebee +27

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2023
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2023
Small Elm Bark BeetleScolytus multistriatus
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2024
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023
Otiorhynchus armadilloOtiorhynchus armadillo2023
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2023
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2023
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2023

🌿

Plants4 species

autumn

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Common Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Pointed Spear-moss

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2024
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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