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The Grove

5 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

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53.89949, -1.53022

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Harewood House visitor parking 97m away — 6 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Harewood House visitor parking 97m away — 6 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Hawfinch +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Hawfinch +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Common Green Grasshopper +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Batman Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Common Green Grasshopper +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

Good match

toilets

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Pincushion, Silky Wall Feather-moss +10 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Pincushion, Silky Wall Feather-moss +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ebor WayWalking route

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

Dales Way LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef A-CCLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 668Cycling route

Named routeRef 668National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route517 m

Named routeRef 668Length 517 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route202 m

Named routeRef 668Length 202 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

21 public paths nearby

Public paths

Church Lanebridleway · 625 m

also a Harewood Estate private road

Public pathbridlewayLength 625 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Lady Bridgebridleway · 10 m

also Harewood Estate private road

Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Sandy Gatebridleway · 693 m

also a Harewood Estate private road

Public pathbridlewayLength 693 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Sandy Gatebridleway · 23 m

also a Harewood Estate private road

Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

9,223 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,223 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Hawfinch · Nuthatch · Treecreeper · Redwing · Blue Tit +36

HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SmewMergellus albellus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Common Pincushion · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Heath Star Moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss

Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,223 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2026

Hawfinch · Nuthatch · Treecreeper · Redwing · Blue Tit +36

HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Great TitParus major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SmewMergellus albellus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2026

Common Pincushion · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Heath Star Moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss

Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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