Local nature reserve
Dog walks in Primrose Valley
Primrose Valley is a local nature reserve of 35 hectares in Leeds, 4.7 km from the middle of Leeds. 25 walks in the app lie mostly in it. 14 of 25 are under 3 km and 8 are loops.
See every dog walk near Leeds, or across West Yorkshire.
Three walks in Primrose Valley
From the 25 walks that lie mostly in Primrose Valley, those that start nearest its middle: a 9.2 km loop, a 4.9 km there and back and a 1.6 km one-way walk.
Where these go is in the app
Create an account- Near Primrose Valley (longest)9.2 km · 158 min · A loop
- Near Primrose Valley (in between)4.9 km · 85 min · There and back
- Near Primrose Valley (shortest)1.6 km · 27 min · One way
The land and what it asks of a dog
- Open by permission, not by right8 hectares of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
- Open by right1 hectare of the woodlandWoods For All (Forestry Commission)
Leeds council's dog control order places no zone in Primrose Valley (read 30 July 2026). Signs on the ground may say more.
What the walks in Primrose Valley are like
Every share is of the 25 walks that lie mostly in Primrose Valley, with Leeds as a whole marked on each bar.
How far they go
Under 3 km: 14 of 25 walks in Primrose Valley, against 45% near Leeds.
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 | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| Under 3 km | 14 of 25 | 45% |
| 3 to 5 km | 8 of 25 | 21% |
| 5 to 8 km | 1 of 25 | 15% |
| 8 to 12 km | 2 of 25 | 10% |
| Over 12 km | 0 of 25 | 7% |
What shape they are
There and back the same way: 10 of 25 walks in Primrose Valley, against 37% near Leeds.
A loop brings you back without repeating a step. There and back retraces the way out.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| A loop | 8 of 25 | 34% |
| There and back the same way | 10 of 25 | 37% |
| One way, ending somewhere else | 7 of 25 | 27% |
What is beside the path
Through a park or green space for a third or more: 24 of 25 walks in Primrose Valley, against 52% near Leeds.
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 | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| Under trees for a third or more of the way | 14 of 25 | 43% |
| Beside water for a tenth or more | 20 of 25 | 59% |
| On open access land for a third or more | 0 of 25 | <1% |
| Through a park or green space for a third or more | 24 of 25 | 52% |
| Off road for four fifths or more | 5 of 25 | 4% |
| On roads or lanes for half or more | 15 of 25 | 87% |
| Through built-up streets for half or more | 0 of 25 | 18% |
What might stop you
No steps: 7 of 25 walks in Primrose Valley, against 44% near Leeds.
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 | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| Never beside a fast road | 22 of 25 | 76% |
| Never beside a busy road | 10 of 25 | 44% |
| No busy road to cross | 10 of 25 | 46% |
| No stile, gate or cattle grid | 25 of 25 | 91% |
| No steps | 7 of 25 | 44% |
What is on the way
Pass a busy beauty spot: 2 of 25 walks in Primrose Valley, against 41% near Leeds.
Shares of walks that start by, or pass, each of these.
| Walks that | Share of walks measured | Leeds |
|---|---|---|
| Start where you can park, at a car park or on a minor road | 25 of 25 | 98% |
| Pass a pub | 13 of 25 | 64% |
| Pass a dog-waste bin | 25 of 25 | 92% |
| Pass a public toilet | 4 of 25 | 35% |
| Pass a drinking-water tap | 0 of 25 | 4% |
| Pass a busy beauty spot | 2 of 25 | 41% |
Measured on 9 October 2026 from the map. How these figures are made
Walks in Primrose Valley, 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. 14 of its 25 walks 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 Primrose Valley 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 Primrose Valley?
- Leeds's order names places where dogs are kept out or on a lead, read on 30 July 2026.
- How many dog walks are there in Primrose Valley?
- 25 walks in the Trekosa app lie mostly in Primrose Valley. 14 of 25 are under 3 km and 8 are loops.
Getting there
1 car park and 3 dog bins within Primrose Valley or at its edge, from OpenStreetMap.