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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.84054, -1.44326
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 270m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 270m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Painted Lady, Large White, Small White +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hoursWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fly LineWalking route▾
Mirycarr Lanepublic footpath · 940 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 940 mSurface grassPath type: footway
51 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
Route 677Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 677National Cycle Network
Cross Green LoopCycling route4.8 km▾
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Driveway leading to Skelton Hall Farm
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Wildlife to spot
5,799 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,799 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Mallard +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Common Green Grasshopper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,799 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
springsummerwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Moorhen · Mallard +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Western Honey Bee +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Common Green Grasshopper
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Omocestus viridulus
Omocestus viridulus
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorum