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Yorkshire And The Humber

Great And Little Preston

View of Bowers Lake – RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve loop from Great and Little Preston

Hiking trails & Routes

Yorkshire And The Humber

Great And Little Preston

View of Bowers Lake – RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve loop from Great and Little Preston

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4.6

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137

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View of Bowers Lake – RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve loop from Great and Little Preston

01:16

4.76km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

20 m

BE1150 Dragline Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Note to self; Wear wellies and not walking boots in winter.

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2

57 m

View of Bowers Lake

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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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3

100 m

St Aidan's Nature Reserve Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice pork pie and a loo stop

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4

136 m

St Aidan's Opencast Dragline (National Coal Board)

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Good starting point for a walk

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5

636 m

St. Aidan's Walking Dragline

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Look closely and you may see the resident owl/s. Unfortunately I didn't see them today however I did see a Red Kite majestically soaring in the sky

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6

1.97 km

Lake Crossing Path

Highlight • Viewpoint

7

4.06 km

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

also a nice place to get a tea or coffee

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8

4.71 km

Bench With View of the Lake

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Something that doesn't belong. Near the sign by the pedestrian gate...

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B

4.76 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.06 km

1.19 km

461 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.72 km

1.10 km

939 m

781 m

220 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 19 May

17°C

10°C

68 %

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