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RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – St Aidan's RSPB Reserve loop from Great and Little Preston

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United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

Leeds

Swillington

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – St Aidan's RSPB Reserve loop from Great and Little Preston

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RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – St Aidan's RSPB Reserve loop from Great and Little Preston

01:36

6.01km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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526 m

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

A birdwatching haven only a hop, skip and a jump from Leeds city centre, what's not to love about RSPB St Aidan's? Set in the picturesque Aire Valley, it is …

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2.30 km

BE1150 Dragline Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Note to self; Wear wellies and not walking boots in winter.

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2.33 km

View of Bowers Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

St Aidan's is an RSPB nature reserve located between Leeds and Castleford. Visiting now and seeing how well-established it is, it's hard to belive that the 400-hectare site was formerly …

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2.41 km

St Aidan's Opencast Dragline (National Coal Board)

Highlight • Structure

Good starting point for a walk

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2.56 km

St Aidan's Bowers Lake

Highlight • Lake

cafe and toilets are here. Can see wild swimmers in Bowers lake

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3.15 km

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

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also a nice place to get a tea or coffee

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3.32 km

St Aidan's RSPB Reserve

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St Aiden's RSPB Reserve is a significant nature reserve located near Castleford in West Yorkshire. It covers over 600 acres and is part of the Aire Valley. It was developed …

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4.20 km

St. Aidan's Walking Dragline

Highlight • Viewpoint

Look closely and you may see the resident owl/s. Unfortunately I didn't see them today however I did see a Red Kite majestically soaring in the sky

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6.01 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.19 km

2.22 km

549 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.22 km

1.36 km

1.32 km

974 m

144 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 17 June

24°C

12°C

39 %

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RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – St Aidan's RSPB Reserve loop from Great and Little Preston

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

BE1150 Dragline Memorial

View of Bowers Lake

St Aidan's Opencast Dragline (National Coal Board)

St Aidan's Bowers Lake

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

St Aidan's RSPB Reserve

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