Northcliffe Golf Course
✦ Ancient woodland52 ha
Plan your visit
🌳Ancient🦅Birds💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome52 ha
Getting here
53.82233, -1.79083
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
10 activities🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
💜Bluebell walks
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crab Apple · last seen 2025
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Robin +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Phaonia signata, Muscina prolapsa +43 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales High WayWalking route145 km▾
Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway
Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Heaton Royds Lanepublic footpath · 209 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 209 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Heaton Royds Lanepublic footpath · 119 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 119 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Heaton Royds Lanepublic footpath · 49 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: residential
97 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route
Airedale Greenway (Shipley)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 696Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 696National Cycle Network
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route▾
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route▾
Family cycle routeMountain bike route▾
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Northcliffe Golf Course, Shipley
Photos
Northcliffe Golf Course, Shipley
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
17,443 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,443 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds61 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit
+56 more speciesHide species list
All 61 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Common Frog
🐝Insects46 species
springsummer
20267-spot Ladybird · Phaonia signata · Muscina prolapsa · Helina evecta · Epistrophe grossulariae
+41 more speciesHide species list
All 46 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
- Muscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsa
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,443 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds61 species
summerautumnwinter
2026Carrion Crow · Magpie · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit
+56 more speciesHide species list
All 61 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Rat · Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Common Frog
🐝Insects46 species
springsummer
20267-spot Ladybird · Phaonia signata · Muscina prolapsa · Helina evecta · Epistrophe grossulariae
+41 more speciesHide species list
All 46 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Phaonia signataPhaonia signata
- Muscina prolapsaMuscina prolapsa
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
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