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Stanley Grove Allotment Gardens

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.70547, -1.47690

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Cormorant
  • 🌿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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Cormorant, Grey Heron +110 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Cormorant, Grey Heron +110 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers; Insects — Cream-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Floating Pennywort, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Springy Turf-moss +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Springy Turf-moss +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Reedbed RambleWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Water Lanepublic footpath · 248 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 248 mPath type: service
Water Lanepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: service
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef M-CCLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trails - The Lines Way linkCycling route
Named routeRef 67-697Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Wakefield WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route
Wonders of WakefieldCycling route
Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stanley Grove Primary School - Aberford Road

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stanley Grove Primary School - Aberford Road

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🌱Wrenthorpe Park & Alverthorpe MeadowsUrban park3.2 km→🌱Haw Hill ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦OULTON HALLHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Outwood ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Outwood ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.5 km→

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