Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.85756, -1.52696
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Moortown Golf Course 479m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦91+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Moortown Golf Course 479m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Greylag Goose +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Greylag Goose +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Common Carder Bee, 7-spot Ladybird +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Swarcliffe Health TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef SHTRound tripLocal cycle route
Wyke Beck WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route
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
Route 677Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 677National Cycle Network
Cycle Superhighway 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CS2Regional cycle route
Photos
Recreation Ground - off High Ash Drive
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
28,136 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,136 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Heron · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren +52
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Carder Bee · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Birch Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug +15
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,136 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds57 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Grey Heron · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren +52
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects20 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Carder Bee · Syrphus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Birch Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug +15
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Apis mellifera
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusVine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatusOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataCommon WaspVespula vulgarisCommon WaspVespula vulgarisEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxTree WaspDolichovespula sylvestrisTree WaspDolichovespula sylvestrisCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaCantharis lividaRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataRutpela maculataEvents & activities nearby
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