Leeds, United Kingdom
Astley Ln, Swillington
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+441132320529
Great place for trekking, walking dog and MTBing! Plenty of trails off the beaten track to explore, plenty of wildlife to see especially in the summer with dragonflies buzzing about! Can get flooded and soft underfoot during the winter months so be prepared!
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Brilliant place to walk around and enjoy the nature. Has a wide variety of trails to choose from long and short and a brilliant range of wildlife to spot. However, they shouldn't allow dogs (pets) as they tend to scare the birds and animals aways and seeing people let their dogs run around and swim in the water disturbs their habitats and ruins the whole experience especially when they can't control their dogs and are shouting to call their dogs bag etc. If they stopped allowing pets such as dogs then I would give this place a 5 star, I still think its stupid to have even allowed them in the first place seen as its a nature reserve.
Bring your wellies in the winter or a good set of walking boots as it gets pretty muddy. Lovely open walk with a massive, historic piece of mining equipment next to the car park. Walking paths are long and flat with lake and river views. You have to pay for the car park, but it goes towards the RSPB.
Lovely RSPB reserve wetland, my 2 year old loved to see the various birds and chasing colourful butterflies , its a lovely walk around the reserve all year round .The staff are absolutely fantastic had a lovely chat with Wilson who was quite knowledgeable and shared a lot of info about the place and the birds.!! Can't wait to go again . There is off-street parking outside the gate, but i would rather park inside the gate which is 4 hopefully the proceeds go towards preservation of the place. I was told there is children's play area coming soon on one side of park , cafe was closed due to lack of volunteer during Covid times.Clean Toilets at entrance.
It’s been amazing to see the sanctuary come together. Lovely walks and cycling. A kaleidoscope of birds and environments. The cafe is very friendly and well priced. Lots of interesting things to see and do. Reasonable amount of parking. Great to visit for all ages. I’ve been there in every kind of weather and I’m always glad I’ve been.
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