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✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Heather, Narrow-leaved Ragwort +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

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

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 42 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal 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
Troy Hillpublic footpath · 33 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mSurface concretePath type: residential
Oakford Terracepublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: service
Oakford Terracepublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: service
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
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
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 668Cycling route
Named routeRef 668National Cycle Network
Leeds Cycle LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hopwood Roadbridleway · 85 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 85 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Hopwood Bankbridleway · 24 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 24 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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