Green spaces

If you want to get out into the great outdoors there are a number of public green spaces on campus for everyone to enjoy.

A highlight is our sustainable garden with fresh food intended to be picked. Instructions of what to pick and how are available around the garden, which can be found next to the Roger Stevens Building.

Anyone can join in with regular gardening sessions - you can find details on our sustainability site.

On campus

Other green spaces on campus include: 

• St George’s Field between Cemetery Road and University Road, a great place to relax and unwind.
• Wildflower area behind the School of Earth and Environment (including a bee apiary).
• Rooftop garden on the Laidlaw Library (including three beehives).
• Space behind Leeds University Business School.
• Edible campus corridor through Leeds, including the sustainable garden, fruit trees in St George’s field.
• Fruit trees and edible border plants at the end of Lyddon Terrace, and edible plants at the Social Sciences plaza.
• Sensory Garden at Charles Morris Hall a wheelchair accessible sensory garden focusing on use for people on the autism spectrum.

Off campus

Leeds has 62 community parks, with facilities including playgrounds and sports pitches. The nearest to the University is Woodhouse Moor, a 26 hectare park just on the edge of campus.