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School Lane Allotments

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.79220, -1.43872

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Japanese Knotweed, Narrow-leaved Ragwort · last seen 2024; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Japanese Knotweed, Narrow-leaved Ragwort · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 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
Reedbed RambleWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lowther LoopWalking route
Named route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

101 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
NCN National Route 697Cycling route
Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network
Route 677Cycling route
Named routeRef 677National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Allotments - School Lane, Colton

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Allotments - School Lane, Colton

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Nearby places

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🌱Temple Newsam EstateUrban park1.5 km→✦Temple NewsamHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱The East LawnUrban park1.5 km→🌱Green ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Swillington parkUrban park3.3 km→

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