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The Outwood

6 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.82862, -1.63141

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Kirkstall Forge Railway Station 112m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Teal, Magpie, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Teal, Magpie, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 66

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Early Bumblebee +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Early Bumblebee +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

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
Welcome WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wood Lanepublic footpath · 115 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 115 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Aire Valley Towpathpublic footpath · 963 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 963 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
New Leedspublic footpath · 220 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 220 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A-CCLocal cycle route
West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 668Cycling route
Named routeRef 668National Cycle Network
Leeds Cycle LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rein Roadbridleway · 114 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 114 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Rein Roadbridleway · 156 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 156 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Rein Roadbridleway · 37 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 37 mSurface pavedPath type: bridleway
Rein Roadbridleway · 18 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stream through Outwood, with bluebells

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stream through Outwood, with bluebells

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pudsey ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Farnley Hall ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Armley ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Pudsey ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Kirkstall Abbey ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Bramley ParkUrban park1.9 km→

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