Leeds, United Kingdom
RSPB St Aidan's Nature Park, Astley Ln
LS26 8AL
Leeds
United Kingdom
+44 1132320529
This is a great place to for a walk, run or bike ride. Very scenic views looking across the lakes. I can see why this is a very popular destination for bird watchers.
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Very interesting venue, with helpful friendly staff. You don't have to be a bid watcher to enjoy this site. Plenty of scope for walking, mountain biking and very welcome takeout refreshments. I went on a day of winter sun - exhilarating! Down side is the limited parking. Buses get you there as does a bike. Be kind to the village!!
Always a lovely relaxing place to visit. Large car park which is free for RSPB members and just 4 for the car for non-members (entry to the reserve is free). Clean toilet facilities and a nice little visitor centre selling light refreshments and RSPB merchandise. Reserve maps are also available. Friendly staff always on hand to answer any questions, advise on sightings and help to identify wildlife spotted. Well worth a visit and much of the reserve is wheelchair friendly. A place a visit very regularly.
Really enjoyed this nature reserve. Circular walks with different options depending on time. Good views over the water, some tracks were elevated, others at water level. The old huge machinery from the open cast mine is there, which I found interesting to look at and photograph, as well as the birds. Saw our first Stonechat, so very happy. Will return.
Popular nature location not far from Leeds Centre. About 15 mins drive from the city centre. Beautiful location that looks to have once been a working colliery. Since converted to a bird/nature reserve. Strewn with myriad of footpaths and cycle paths, the area is split into shorter, medium and longer distance walks. There are areas to sit and take in the beauty as well as various spots to plot up with a camera and tripod to capture the many species of bird that pass through at different times of the year. There is a large car park on site, toilets and what appeared to be a gift shop and cafe. It gets very busy at the weekend and the car park was full on arrival and so I parked on the roadside outside. There is an old mining machine there which is impressively large and a reminder of the recent past when the area was a colliery. Definitely worth a visit for an easy but lovely walk.
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