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53.84790, -1.55284
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 258m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 258m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Early Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +78 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Early Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional 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 76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wyke Beck Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref RP-TN Local cycle route
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 Route 677 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 677 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
18,095 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 18,095 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Yellowhammer · Jackdaw · Blackcap +44
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Early Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +46
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Sessile Oak · Raspberry · Meadow Vetchling
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Raspberry Rubus idaeus Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,095 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Magpie · Robin · Yellowhammer · Jackdaw · Blackcap +44
Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenshank Tringa nebularia2025 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Early Bumblebee · Tree Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +46
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 🌿 Plants 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hemlock Water-dropwort · Sessile Oak · Raspberry · Meadow Vetchling
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Raspberry Rubus idaeus Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vine Weevil
Vine Weevil
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum
Opomyza florum Opomyza florum
Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis
Field Digger Wasp Mellinus arvensis
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Tree Wasp Dolichovespula sylvestris
Tree Wasp Dolichovespula sylvestris
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi
Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Baccha elongata Baccha elongata
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis Eristalis
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus
Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella
Clarke's Mining Bee Andrena clarkella
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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