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The Arboretum Lawn

6 ha

📷 Wayland Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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53.83841, -1.50247

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Explorers Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ 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
☕Explorers Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route

East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hoursWalking route

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

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Cycling

93 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef G-CCLocal cycle route

Swarcliffe Health TrailCycling route

Named routeRef SHTRound tripLocal cycle route

Wyke Beck WayCycling route

Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route

Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef M-CCLocal cycle route

Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef A-CCLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

34,794 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

34,794 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Tufted Duck · Mallard +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,794 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Tufted Duck · Mallard +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Wayland Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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