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Wellcroft Park

1 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.90472, -1.68784

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Sancta — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Sancta — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Red-legged Shieldbug +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

6 Dales TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Dales Way LinkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Heritage Time TrailWalking route

This trail takes you on a journey through the history of the Chevin, from the modern day forest park to the carboniferous era, via nine wooden sculptures.

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Church Lanepublic footpath · 165 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 165 mSurface cobblestonePath type: footway

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Warren Boulder TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

53,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

53,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Nuthatch · Long-tailed Tit · Mute Swan · Robin · Blue Tit +54

NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black SwanCygnus atratus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SmewMergellus albellus
GadwallMareca strepera
Common GullLarus canus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Flower Bug · 10-spot Ladybird

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

53,689 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2026

Nuthatch · Long-tailed Tit · Mute Swan · Robin · Blue Tit +54

NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black SwanCygnus atratus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
DipperCinclus cinclus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
MagpiePica pica
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SmewMergellus albellus
GadwallMareca strepera
Common GullLarus canus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Flower Bug · 10-spot Ladybird

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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