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Getting here
53.78117, -1.44265
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Robin +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Robin +93 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Parent Bug, Rhododendron Leafhopper, Hornet +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Parent Bug, Rhododendron Leafhopper, Hornet +5 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Hillside HikeWalking route
Reedbed RambleWalking route
Lowther LoopWalking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
108 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 66Cycling route
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Swarcliffe Health TrailCycling route
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
NCN National Route 697Cycling route
Route 677Cycling route
🐴Horse riding
5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
The Avenuebyway open to all traffic · 167 m
Byway along The Avenue commencing from a point, SE 3709 3115, on The Avenue and proceeding in a south south westerly, then a westerly, then a southerly and finally a south westerly direction to a point, SE 3695 3085 on The Avenue
The Avenuebyway open to all traffic · 174 m
Byway along The Avenue commencing from a point, SE 3709 3115, on The Avenue and proceeding in a south south westerly, then a westerly, then a southerly and finally a south westerly direction to a point, SE 3695 3085 on The Avenue
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