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Roman Doric Style Column

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.83361, -1.57757

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground 240m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Tree Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Tree Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Springy Turf-moss, Green Alkanet +5 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemlock Water-dropwort, Springy Turf-moss, Green Alkanet +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Meanwood Valley Trail (Dales Way Link)public footpath · 2 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Millpond Lanepublic footpath · 108 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 108 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Meanwood Valley Trail (Dales Way Link)public footpath · 263 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 263 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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Cycling

102 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
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
West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old doric column in Meanwood Park

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old doric column in Meanwood Park

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🌱Woodhouse Moor ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Woodhouse Moor ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Armley ParkUrban park3.8 km→🏞️GOLDEN ACRECountry park4.3 km→🌱Meanwood ParkUrban park200 m→🌱Beckett ParkUrban park1.4 km→

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