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Shafton Lane Allotments

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.78501, -1.56654

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Woodpigeon +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Mugwort +136 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Mugwort +136 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Elder, Common Chickweed +15 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, 2-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, 2-spot Ladybird +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

109 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

West end of Shafton Lane

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

West end of Shafton Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Farnley Hall ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Wortley Recreation GroundUrban park900 m→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Armley ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Woodhouse Moor ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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