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All that remains of a once proud and grand Elizabethan country house. Today, the ruins are a nice little place for an explore or a cheeky scramble. Built by Sir John Savile towards the end of the 16th century, the house passed from the Savile family to the Brudenell family, though the latter showed little interest in its inhabitation or upkeep. To save on maintenance, the house was demolished using gunpowder in the early 18th century.

Also known as Brier Wood, Birkby Brow is particularly beautiful in late spring and early summer, when a sea of bluebells are in full bloom. Today the woodland offers peace and seclusion, but it was not always so. In the late 19th century the resident militia used to use the woodland as an arena to pracise their rifle skills.

Nice Woodland trail behind White Rose

View to North towards White Rose centre

You've caught the bus or driven in to the White Rose Centre and taken the woodland walk around the back of the site. Having spent most of the time hidden in the wooded grounds with little to see, you get to the end of the footpath and break out into the open. Hills, fields, train lines - what's not to like (other than the big green metal fence). This is a highlight because of its location, a short walk from the build up areas around the White Rose and you've already found some of the hidden beauties around Leeds. I've probably driven past here hundreds of times and didn't have a clue about the kind of walking that was right on my doorstep.

Not a highlight as such, more a bit of advise! If you're heading south along this route, keep your eyes peeled for the footpath here. Heading south from the previous field, your natural line will bring you into the field seen to the right of the photo. That is not the correct route for this right of way. The entrance to the path is pretty overgrown and hidden to the left of the field entry. There are no breaks in the fencing, so you'll be hopping barbed wire if you end up in the field instead of the path!

This is one of those surprising old world sections - an old farm lane between two fields, stone walling either side and, best of all, the view. Here you get views right across Leeds centre. A sunny day up here and you wouldn't think you were only a few miles from Leeds City Centre.