Akroydon Victoria Bowling Club
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.73430, -1.86424
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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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Magpie
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Heather, Common Smoothcap +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Syrphus, Black-horned Gem +8 more · last seen 2025
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
65 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
High Sunderland Lanebridleway · 479 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 479 mSurface compactedPath type: service
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Akroydon - Boothtown Road - corner of Chester Road
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Wildlife to spot
24,736 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,736 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Starling +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- 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 · Common Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Bristly Haircap +14
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,736 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Starling +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- 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 · Common Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Bristly Haircap +14
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brachythecium rutabulum
Brachythecium rutabulum
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumSilky 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 squarrosusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum