Reserve Closure
Some of our facilities will be closed on 18 September for an all staff meeting. The reserve trails will be accessible to visitors. Please check locally for more details. All facilities will reopen as normal on Thursday 19th September.
Location at St Aidan's
Address
Astley Lane,
Astley Lane,
West Yorkshire,
LS26 8AL
Getting here
Leave the M1 at junction 46 towards Garforth follow the Selby Road/A63
Turn right at the roundabout onto A642
Turn left after 1.4 miles onto Astley Lane, the reserve is on the right after 1.5 miles.
Buses run to Allerton Bywater from Leeds City Centre and Castleford (bus service 168).
The nearest bus stop is Bowers Row stop number 45010157. This is 0.2 miles from the visitor centre.
The nearest railway station is Woodlesford, which is 3 miles (5km) away or Garforth, which is 4 miles away.
There is a taxi firm based at Garforth station and taxis can access Woodlesford.
The nearest Sustrans Cycle routes are the National Route 67 - Trans Pennine Trail Central, Yorks and Derbyshire and the National Route 697. Both of these run right next to the site.
St Aidan’s can be accessed via several cycle routes. The Linesway from Garforth is connected directly into St Aidan’s from the East and the Transpennine trail connects onto the site from 3 access points on the south side.