Abb Scott Lane Allotment Gardens
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.75637, -1.77847
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
- 🛝Playground 144m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
- 🛝Playground 144m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Rosebay Willowherb +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Common Green Grasshopper, Western Conifer Seed Bug +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
50 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
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route56 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
8,624 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,624 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Mallard · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +36
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwiftApus apus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little OwlAthene noctua
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head · Common Green Grasshopper · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +2
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Swollen-thighed Beetle
🌿Plants52 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Yellow Archangel · Wall Screw-moss · Water Screw-moss · Hooded Bristle-moss +47
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,624 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Magpie · Carrion Crow · Mallard · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon +36
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SwiftApus apus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Little OwlAthene noctua
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head · Common Green Grasshopper · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +2
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Swollen-thighed Beetle
🌿Plants52 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Yellow Archangel · Wall Screw-moss · Water Screw-moss · Hooded Bristle-moss +47
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grimmia pulvinata
Grimmia pulvinata
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2025Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025LungwortPulmonaria officinalis2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025