Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve

Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Leeds, England. Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Upper Armley, as well as near Hill Top.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kirkstall Abbey and Headingley Stadium.

Kirkstall Abbey

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall, north-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, England. It is set in a public park on the north bank of the River Aire.

Headingley Stadium is a stadium complex in Headingley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Linked by a two-sided stand housing common facilities, it comprises two separate grounds: Headingley Cricket Ground and Headingley Rugby Stadium.

Headingley railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Headingley railway station is off Kirkstall Lane in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, on the Harrogate Line, 3 miles north west of Leeds. The station was opened in 1849 by the Leeds & Thirsk Railway, later part of the Leeds Northern Railway to Northallerton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North West and West Leeds.

North West

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North West Leeds is a large and diverse part of the city of Leeds, extending from Burley out as far as Guiseley and the city's airport. It is especially popular with students in areas such as Burley and Hyde Park where the accommodation is cheap and close to the university.

West Leeds

Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.

West Leeds is an extensive area of the city of Leeds, bounded by the river Aire to the north and Fulneck, the M621 and M62 to the south. It is separated from South Leeds by Whitehall Road and from North West Leeds by the river.

Leeds

Photo: Lad 2011, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Leeds is the largest city in the county of West Yorkshire and the third largest city in Britain, though its urban area size falls behind that of Manchester.

Kirkstall Valley Nature Reserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.8093° or 53° 48′ 33″ north

Longitude

-1.5994° or 1° 35′ 58″ west

Operator

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Open location code

9C5WRC52+P7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 86286512

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kirkstall and Upper Armley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kirkstall Nature Reserve Community Orchard and Ridge Wood.

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