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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Leeds Getting here
53.83074, -1.60020
Open directionsv 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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Western Honey Bee, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +87 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Western Honey Bee, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds) Walking route ▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Calverley Millenium Way Walking route ▾
Boundary walk around Calverley
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Airedale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dales Way Link Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 105 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref G-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref A-CC Local cycle route
Show on map West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref W-CC Local cycle route
Show on map Cycle Superhighway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CS1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Footpath in West Park Fields, Headingley, Leeds
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Wildlife to spot
27,588 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,588 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +41
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Yellow-bellied Slider · Pond Terrapin
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Syrphus +18
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Syrphus Syrphus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Bank Haircap · Hawkweed · Evergreen Spindle
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Hawkweed Hieracium2025 Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,588 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird +41
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Yellow-bellied Slider · Pond Terrapin
Yellow-bellied Slider Trachemys scripta subsp. scripta Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 23 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Early Bumblebee · Syrphus +18
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Syrphus Syrphus Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Bank Haircap · Hawkweed · Evergreen Spindle
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum2025 Hawkweed Hieracium2025 Evergreen Spindle Euonymus japonicus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Ribautiana tenerrima Ribautiana tenerrima2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025 2025
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