Local nature reserve
Dog walks in RSPB Fairburn Ings
RSPB Fairburn Ings is a local nature reserve of 340 hectares in Leeds, 3.7 km from the middle of Castleford. 36 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 36% are under 3 km and 2% are loops.
See every dog walk near Castleford, or across West Yorkshire.
Two walks in RSPB Fairburn Ings
From the 36 walks that lie mostly in RSPB Fairburn Ings, those that start nearest its middle: a 3.8 km there and back and a 2.4 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Fairburn and back3.8 km · 65 min · There and back
- Near RSPB Fairburn Ings2.4 km · 41 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Local nature reserveFairburn IngsNatural England designations
- Site of Special Scientific InterestFairburn and Newton Ings SSSINatural England designations
- Open by permission, not by right34 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right3 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
Leeds council's dog control order places no zone in RSPB Fairburn Ings (read 30 July 2026). Part of it lies where we have not read the council's dog orders yet, so there may be rules there we do not show. Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in RSPB Fairburn Ings are like
Every share is of the 36 walks that lie mostly in RSPB Fairburn Ings, with Castleford as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
3 to 5 km: 30% of the walks in RSPB Fairburn Ings, against 19% near Castleford.
Where the walks fall by length. The five bars add up to the whole, give or take the rounding.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Castleford |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 36% | 34% |
| 3 to 5 km | 30% | 19% |
| 5 to 8 km | 11% | 18% |
| 8 to 12 km | 11% | 13% |
| Over 12 km | 11% | 13% |
What shape they are
A loop: 2% of the walks in RSPB Fairburn Ings, against 23% near Castleford.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Castleford |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 2% | 23% |
| There and back the same way | 55% | 45% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 41% | 31% |
What is beside the path
On roads or lanes for half or more: 11% of the walks in RSPB Fairburn Ings, against 78% near Castleford.
Shares of walks where the ground beside the path is a given kind for the stated part of the way.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Castleford |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 80% | 35% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 100% | 57% |
| On open access land for a third or more | <1% | <1% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 100% | 34% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 58% | 8% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 11% | 78% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | <1% | 6% |
What might stop you
No busy road to cross: 72% of the walks in RSPB Fairburn Ings, against 38% near Castleford.
Shares of walks with none of each thing on the way. A road counts when it runs within about fifteen metres of the path.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Castleford |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 75% | 71% |
| Never beside a busy road | 47% | 37% |
| No busy road to cross | 72% | 38% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 100% | 89% |
| No steps | 86% | 76% |
What is on the way
Pass a dog-waste bin: under 1% of the walks in RSPB Fairburn Ings, against 53% near Castleford.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Castleford |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 63% | 90% |
| Pass a pub | 30% | 62% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | <1% | 53% |
| Pass a public toilet | 11% | 37% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | <1% | <1% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 8% | 6% |
Measured on 9 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in RSPB Fairburn Ings, for your dog
If you live in West Yorkshire, it is your home county, and every walk in it is free, for good. Tell the app what your dog finds hard and it shows you walks that suit, with anything that might stop you shown first.
Anywhere in Great Britain, even with no signal.
Further is the Trekosa subscription. 80% of the walks here run under trees for a third of the way or more. It brings the OS Explorer map, 1:25,000, with contours, field walls and every right of way, while you have signal. Press Offline on a walk in RSPB Fairburn Ings before you set off and its map stays on your phone until you remove it, for when the signal drops among the trees. Drift off the path and the phone buzzes. It also opens walks beyond your home county, if West Yorkshire is not yours.
The first 250 households have it for good. After that, £4.99 a month or £34.99 a year.
Questions people ask
- Do dogs need a lead in RSPB Fairburn Ings?
- Leeds's order names places where dogs are kept out or on a lead, read on 30 July 2026. Part of the place lies in a council we have not read.
- How many dog walks are there in RSPB Fairburn Ings?
- 36 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in RSPB Fairburn Ings. 36% are under 3 km and 2% are loops.
Getting there
3 car parks and 1 public toilet within RSPB Fairburn Ings or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.