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Getting here
53.59666, -1.92183
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 274m away — 16 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 274m away — 16 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats
Free
Lowland heathland priority habitat
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 5
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir)Walking route▾
Named routeNational walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km▾
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Corn Lanepublic footpath · 164 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 164 mPath type: footway
Binn Lanepublic footpath · 417 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 417 mPath type: unclassified
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route964 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route771 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 771 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route43 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Wessenden Roadbridleway · 153 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 153 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Wessenden Roadbridleway · 796 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 796 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
7,969 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,969 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Kestrel · Kingfisher +32
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
River Skater
- River SkaterAquarius najas
Wavy Hair-Grass · Bilberry · Heath Bedstraw · Purple Moor-grass · Heath Wood-rush +50
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,969 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Kestrel · Kingfisher +32
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
River Skater
- River SkaterAquarius najas
Wavy Hair-Grass · Bilberry · Heath Bedstraw · Purple Moor-grass · Heath Wood-rush +50
- Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
- Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisWillowherbEpilobiumWillowherbEpilobiumButtercupRanunculusButtercupRanunculusWood-RushLuzulaWood-RushLuzulaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumCrowberry agg.Empetrum nigrumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumHare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatumOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisBent GrassAgrostisBent GrassAgrostisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaHard-fernBlechnum spicantHard-fernBlechnum spicantLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaOval SedgeCarex leporinaOval SedgeCarex leporinaWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisCloverTrifoliumCloverTrifoliumBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansJointed RushJuncus articulatusJointed RushJuncus articulatusBirchBetulaBirchBetulaOakQuercusOakQuercusHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaSheep's-fescueFestuca ovinaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masDockRumexDockRumexHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHeath RushJuncus squarrosusHeath RushJuncus squarrosusBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaFuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaFuchsiaFuchsia magellanicaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiHoary MustardHirschfeldia incanaHoary MustardHirschfeldia incanaMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaEvents & activities nearby
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