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Wortley Recreation Ground

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.78720, -1.57986

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Deja Vu Diner — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Deceiver, Ivory Bonnet, Candlesnuff Fungus +121 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Deceiver, Ivory Bonnet, Candlesnuff Fungus +121 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Wood Blewits, Oyster Mushroom +19 more foraging species

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rock Dove, Magpie +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Red Valerian +84 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Red Valerian +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional 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
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Cycling

96 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
Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef M-CCLocal 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
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Skatepark in Wortley Recreation Ground

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Skatepark in Wortley Recreation Ground

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Farnley Hall ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Wortley Recreation GroundUrban park0 m→🌱Armley ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Woodhouse Moor ParkUrban park2.9 km→

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