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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.73190, -1.86279
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Heather, Common Smoothcap +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Calderdale Way LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
73 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
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Turner Lanebridleway · 762 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 762 mSurface compactedPath type: service
High Sunderland Lanebridleway · 479 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 479 mSurface compactedPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
24,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,831 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Heath Plait-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap +15
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,831 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harmonia axyridis form succinea
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Heath Plait-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap +15
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- Heather
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calluna vulgaris
Calluna vulgaris
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumSouthern CrestwortLophocolea semiteresSouthern CrestwortLophocolea semiteresSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata