Spring Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 18 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Leeds Getting here
53.84308, -1.61918
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 92m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 92m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Heather, Narrow-leaved Ragwort +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Western Honey Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 42 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Calverley Millenium Way Walking route ▾
Boundary walk around Calverley
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Airedale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dales Way Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Troy Hill public footpath · 33 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 33 m Surface concrete Path type: residential
Show on map Oakford Terrace public footpath · 13 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 13 m Path type: service
Show on map Oakford Terrace public footpath · 5 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 5 m Path type: service
Show on map 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A-CC Local cycle route
Show on map West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref W-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Superhighway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CS1 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 668 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 668 National Cycle Network
Show on map Leeds Cycle Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hopwood Road bridleway · 85 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 85 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Hopwood Bank bridleway · 24 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 24 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
45,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,957 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Red Fox · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes American Mink Neovison vison 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Wasp +47
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Heather
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,957 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog · Red Fox · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes American Mink Neovison vison 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 7-spot Ladybird · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Wasp +47
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Heather
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Balclutha punctata Balclutha punctata2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Rhyzobius lophanthae Rhyzobius lophanthae2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Suillia Suillia2025
German Wasp Vespula germanica2025
German Wasp Vespula germanica2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Phaonia pallida Phaonia pallida2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Stripe-legged Robberfly Dioctria baumhaueri2025
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida2025
Livid Sawfly Tenthredo livida2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Cerobasis guestfalica Cerobasis guestfalica2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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