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RSPB St Aidan's Nature Park

West Yorkshire  >  United Kingdom

Just a stone’s throw from the centre of Leeds, St Aidan’s is a stunning nature park to explore.

Ajouté* par Gavin Orr
Dernière actualisation 17 novembre 2022

Description

St Aidan's Nature Park has a variety of habitats including reedbed, wetland, meadows and woodland. St Aidan’s was an opencast mine for many years and it has now been restored to a birdrich nature park. Four trails lead you through woodland glades, alongside reedbeds, around lakes and ponds, and onto a hill with panoramic views. Nice birds you can see here include Butor étoilé, Grèbe à cou noir, Avocette élégante, Guifette noire, Alouette des champs and Pipit farlouse.

Détails

Accès

By train: The nearest railway station is Woodlesford, which is 3 miles (5km) away or Garforth, which is 4 miles away. There is a taxi firm based at Garforth station and taxis can access Woodlesford.

By bus: Buses run to Allerton Bywater from Leeds City Centre and Castleford (bus service 167). The nearest bus stop is Bowers Row stop number 45010157. This is 0.2 miles from the visitor centre.

By bike: The nearest Sustrans Cycle routes are the National Route 67 - Trans Pennine Trail Central, Yorks and Derbyshire and the National Route 697. Both of these run right next to the site.

By road: Leave the M1 at junction 46 towards Garforth follow the Selby Road/A63, turn right at the roundabout onto A642, turn left after 1.4 miles onto Astley Lane, the reserve is on the right after 1.5 miles. Click on the P in the map to get directions to the parking place.

There are 12 km of trails and four marked trails from 1 to 3 miles.

Terrain et Habitat

Zone humide , Prairie , Rivière , Roselière , Lac , Arbres et buissons disséminés

Conditions

Plat , Vallonné , Paysage ouvert , Niveau d'eau élevé probable

Boucle

Oui

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Peut être utile

Saison idéale pour observer

Toute l'année

Meilleure période pour une visite

Printemps , Hiver , Eté , Migration printanière , Automne , Migration automnale

Itinéraire

Sentier large

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Durée de la marche

Accessible via

A pied , Vélo , Fauteuil roulant

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

Informations supplémentaires

In the autumn thousands of wading birds pass through the Aire Valley on their migration, such as green sandpipers and black-tailed godwits. Large numbers of starlings start to gather and as the autumn progresses, the murmurations build. Watch huge flocks of starlings dance and swoop down into the reedbeds just to the side of the path to go to sleep safely for the night.

Liens

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