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Great And Little Preston

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – St Aidan's RSPB Reserve loop from Great and Little Preston

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Yorkshire And The Humber

Great And Little Preston

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – St Aidan's RSPB Reserve loop from Great and Little Preston

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RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – St Aidan's RSPB Reserve loop from Great and Little Preston

00:42

6.46km

30m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

1.61 km

View from Caroline Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

The RSPB site is the main draw but a bonus is the awesome relic of this former opencast coal mine which is the behemoth Walking Dragline Excavator parked by the …

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2

1.62 km

River Aire at St Aidan's RSPB Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Great view of a old mine head

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3

2.83 km

Shan House Bridge Over the River Aire

Highlight • River

The River Aire is 71 miles (114 km) long and rises at Aire Head near Malham, and it joins the River Ouse at Airmyn. This is the footbridge that crosses …

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4

4.71 km

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

also a nice place to get a tea or coffee

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5

4.88 km

St Aidan's RSPB Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

St Aiden's RSPB Reserve is a significant nature reserve located near Castleford in West Yorkshire. It covers over 600 acres and is part of the Aire Valley. It was developed …

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6

5.49 km

St Aidan's Opencast Dragline (National Coal Board)

Highlight • Structure

Good starting point for a walk

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7

5.52 km

St Aidan's Nature Reserve Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice pork pie and a loo stop

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8

5.57 km

View of Bowers Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

St Aidan's is an RSPB nature reserve located between Leeds and Castleford. Visiting now and seeing how well-established it is, it's hard to belive that the 400-hectare site was formerly …

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B

6.46 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.04 km

985 m

300 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.58 km

1.62 km

950 m

163 m

145 m

< 100 m

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