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🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Dogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
53.77711, -1.73945
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Rock Dove
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Rock Dove
- 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Magpie, Rock Dove, Woodpigeon +46 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +22 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Common Blue, Harlequin Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km▾
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route▾
Boundary walk around Calverley
Named routeLocal walking route
48 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route188 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 188 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
About this historic site
Grade II registered historic park and garden
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Bowling Park: new facility
Photos
Bowling Park: new facility
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
668 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
668 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds49 species
winterspringautumn
2025Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow
+44 more speciesHide species list
All 49 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2017
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2017
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2017
- CootFulica atra2016
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2012
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2016
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2015
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2014
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2012
- SiskinSpinus spinus2011
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2010
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat · Red Fox
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2022
- Feral CatFelis catus2021
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025Common Toad
🐝Insects17 species
summerautumn
2026Lily Beetle · Common Blue · Harlequin Ladybird · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Hairy Shieldbug
+12 more speciesHide species list
All 17 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2011
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2011
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Bluebell · Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Ribwort Plantain · Creeping Feather-moss
+20 more speciesHide species list
All 25 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2018
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2021
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
668 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds49 species
winterspringautumn
2025Magpie · Rock Dove · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow
+44 more speciesHide species list
All 49 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwiftApus apus2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2017
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2017
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2017
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2017
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2019
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2017
- CootFulica atra2016
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2012
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2020
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2016
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2015
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2014
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2012
- SiskinSpinus spinus2011
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2010
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Feral Cat · Red Fox
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2022
- Feral CatFelis catus2021
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025Common Toad
🐝Insects17 species
summerautumn
2026Lily Beetle · Common Blue · Harlequin Ladybird · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Hairy Shieldbug
+12 more speciesHide species list
All 17 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2011
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum2011
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Bluebell · Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Ribwort Plantain · Creeping Feather-moss
+20 more speciesHide species list
All 25 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2018
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2021
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
American MinkNeovison vison2022American MinkNeovison vison20222025
2025
CommaPolygonia c-album2017CommaPolygonia c-album2017Yellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitorYellow Mealworm BeetleTenebrio molitorGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2017Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2017Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2014Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2014Common Feather-moss
Common Feather-moss
Kindbergia praelonga
Kindbergia praelonga
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Wood AvensGeum urbanum2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023GroundselSenecio vulgaris2023Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Greater Quaking-grassBriza maxima2022Greater Quaking-grassBriza maxima2022BeechFagus sylvatica2021BeechFagus sylvatica2021DaisyBellis perennis2021DaisyBellis perennis2021Norway MapleAcer platanoides2020Norway MapleAcer platanoides2020ElderSambucus nigra2020ElderSambucus nigra2020Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2017Spanish BluebellHyacinthoides hispanica2017AppleMalus domestica2012AppleMalus domestica2012Events & activities nearby
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