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From a farm track over the motorway, looking east.

©Rob Burke

Looking east up The Avenue in Temple Newsam Park.

©RichTea

With the bridge over Avenue Ponds in the middle distance, and the hill rising up towards Bullerthorpe Lane.

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Dist:1.0km east<br/>This old carriageway runs in a straight line westwards from Bullerthorpe Lane through Avenue Wood, with distant views of Temple Newsam house from each rise.

©Lis Burke

Dist:1.0km north<br/>One of a series of lakes within the grounds of Temple Newsam house

©Lis Burke

Dist:1.0km west<br/>These fields are part of the Temple Newsam estate, which specialises in rare breeds of cattle.

©Lis Burke

Dist:1.0km south<br/>At Newsam Green, Leeds. Looking NE.

©Steve Partridge

Dist:1.0km north<br/>Some of the Temple Newsam cattle in the field. The Little Temple in the distance among the trees at SE36443206 - see [[[180244]]]

©RichTea

Dist:1.0km north<br/>Home Farm, Temple Newsam, is the largest Rare Breeds Survival Trust Approved Centre. Significant breeding groups of livestock from the RBST Watchlist are kept at Home Farm. This is one of a herd of Red Poll cattle, and there are 8 other breeds of cattle kept here. See http://www.leeds.gov.uk/templenewsam/farm/farm_live.html

©RichTea

Dist:1.0km north<br/>May and June is the time to see the Rhododendrons and Azaleas in the Rhododendron Walk at Temple Newsam.

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Dist:1.0km north<br/>Quote from the Temple Newsam website "Planted over many years from material collected by previous owners and Parks Directors, the collection although not named, includes cultivars obtained from Parceval Hall, North Yorkshire, during the period it was occupied by Sir William Milner (a renowned Rhodophile)."

©RichTea

Dist:1.0km north<br/>Looking across the Menagerie Pond

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Dist:1.0km north<br/>The Rhododendron Walk is popular in late May & early June. The south-east corner of Temple Newsam House can be seen in the distance.

©RichTea

Dist:1.0km north<br/>Seen from Elm and Oak Wood.

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Dist:1.0km north<br/>One of the Menagerie Ponds in the park at Temple Newsam, with ducks and ducklings

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