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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.86163, -1.91528
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Garden Carpet, Lesser Yellow Underwing +133 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Red Clover, White Clover +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Worth WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Senior WayWalking route▾
The Walkpublic footpath · 248 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 248 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
Becks Roadpublic footpath · 564 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 564 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Marriner's Walkpublic footpath · 207 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 207 mPath type: pedestrian
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Airedale Greenway (Keighley/Riddlesden)Cycling route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 696Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 696National Cycle Network
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route▾
N/ACycling route695 m▾
Named routeLength 695 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route▾
Family cycle routeMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
10,303 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,303 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Dunnock · Grey Heron · House Sparrow +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Western Honey Bee · Common Rose Fusehorn · Athous haemorrhoidalis +5
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- SyrphusSyrphus2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024
- Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024
- Hawthorn Shieldbug
Japanese Knotweed · Holly · Creeping Thistle · Oregon-grape · Crowberry agg. +40
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- HollyIlex aquifolium2024
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
- Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
- Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2024
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,303 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Dunnock · Grey Heron · House Sparrow +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
- WaxwingBombycilla garrulus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2023▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Western Honey Bee · Common Rose Fusehorn · Athous haemorrhoidalis +5
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- SyrphusSyrphus2024
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2024
- Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024
- Hawthorn Shieldbug
Japanese Knotweed · Holly · Creeping Thistle · Oregon-grape · Crowberry agg. +40
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- HollyIlex aquifolium2024
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
- Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
- Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2024
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024Water MintMentha aquatica2024CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2024CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BroomCytisus scoparius2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024SpindleEuonymus europaeus2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024ButterburPetasites hybridus2024ButterburPetasites hybridus2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Italian AlderAlnus cordata2023Italian AlderAlnus cordata2023Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2023Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2023Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2023ElderSambucus nigra2023ElderSambucus nigra2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2023Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2023Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Bush VetchVicia sepium2023Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2023Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2023Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2023ChicoryCichorium intybus2023ChicoryCichorium intybus2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023