Parks and countryside

We manage around 4,000 hectares of green space across Leeds, making the city one of the greenest places to live in Europe. We manage:

Major parks

​Leeds has several major parks, with lots to see and do. Our parks are dog friendly.​​​

Your local park

There are 65 community parks in Leeds. These green spaces contain a variety of facilities including playgrounds, sport pitches and gardens for local people to enjoy.

Nature Reserves

​Leeds has several Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) which are owned and managed by our natural habitats team. These are amongst the best places to enjoy wildlife in the Leeds district.

Woodland creation

We will plant 5.8 million trees from autumn 2020 in response to the climate emergency. Find out about the scheme and how to get involved.

Country Parks and Green Gateways

The country parks and green gateways initiative links up areas of countryside, parks and trails to form one big country park. There are currently two of these parks being developed in Leeds.

Organising events

If you would like to organise an event in Leeds, we can help you plan and make sure it takes place safely.

Public rights of way

Find out where the public rights of way are in Leeds, where access rights (right to roam) apply, and how we are improving the public rights of way network.

Trees and woodlands

We manage over 1,800 hectares of woodland in Leeds. Find out more about what we do and enjoy some of the fantastic woodland spaces Leeds has to offer.

Grow your own

If you are interested in joining or setting up a community food growing project, visit the Feed Leeds website or
Incredible Edible for advice and guidance.

LeedsWatch

Safer Leeds Officers are employed by LeedsWatch to patrol within Leeds parks. Their aim is to provide a safe environment for all visitors to Leeds open spaces.

Parks and Green Spaces Strategy 2022 to 2032

‘The measure of any great civilization is its cities, and a measure of a city's greatness is to be found in the quality of its public spaces, its parks and squares’ - so said famous 19th Century writer, John Ruskin.