SHIBDEN PARK AND CUNNERY WOOD
31 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha
Getting here
53.72917, -1.83857
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths 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
Hebble TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Old Bankpublic footpath · 95 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 95 mSurface settPath type: footway
Old Bankpublic footpath · 189 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 189 mSurface settPath type: footway
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route60 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route625 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 625 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horley Green Lanebridleway · 282 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 282 mSurface dirtPath type: service
Horley Green Lanebridleway · 326 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 326 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Break Neckbridleway · 274 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 274 mPath type: unclassified
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Shibden Park near Halifax
Photos
Shibden Park near Halifax
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
10,237 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,237 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common GullLarus canus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
20257-spot Ladybird · Common Pine Combhorn · Syrphus · Malthodes · Malachite Beetle
🌿Plants29 species
winterspring
2026Heath Plait-moss · Bristly Haircap · Neat Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Smoothcap
+24 more speciesHide species list
All 29 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,237 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Rock Dove · Starling
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common GullLarus canus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwiftApus apus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
20257-spot Ladybird · Common Pine Combhorn · Syrphus · Malthodes · Malachite Beetle
🌿Plants29 species
winterspring
2026Heath Plait-moss · Bristly Haircap · Neat Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Common Smoothcap
+24 more speciesHide species list
All 29 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansSouthern CrestwortLophocolea semiteresSouthern CrestwortLophocolea semiteresBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataHoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025