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Weet Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.80456, -1.32078

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Kestrel +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Kestrel +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Thistle Broomrape, Autumn Lady's-tresses, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dryad's Saddle, Shaggy Parasol, Larch Bolete · last seen 2016; Fungi — Dryad's Saddle, Shaggy Parasol, Larch Bolete · last seen 2016

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Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fly LineWalking route
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Battlefield TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 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
NCN National Route 697Cycling route
Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route191 m
Named routeRef 66Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Weet Wood from the South

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Weet Wood from the South

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🌱Captain WoodUrban park1.5 km→🏞️LOTHERTON HALL ESTATECountry park1.5 km→🌱Eversley ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦Parlington EstateHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Ledston ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦LEDSTON HALL AND PARKHistoric site3.8 km→

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