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Rodley Recreation Ground

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.81890, -1.65608

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 134m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Aire Valley Towpathpublic footpath · 805 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 805 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
Aire Valley Towpathpublic footpath · 701 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 701 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

30 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former Bowling Green - Town Street Recreational Ground

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former Bowling Green - Town Street Recreational Ground

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pudsey ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Farnley Hall ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Pudsey ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Armley ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Bramley ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Westroyd ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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