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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
53.62563, -1.80825
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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 124m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
🌤️ 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 124m away — 20 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🚻Toilets
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Soft-rush, Gorse, Purple-loosestrife +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Soft-rush, Gorse, Purple-loosestrife +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km▾
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Riverside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Holme Valley Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Laithcroftpublic footpath · 43 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mSurface cobblestonePath type: track
Laithcroftpublic footpath · 38 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route299 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route594 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 594 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
11,195 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
11,195 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eupeodes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- EupeodesEupeodes
🌿Plants16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Soft-rush · Yellow Iris · Lesser Spearwort · Purple-loosestrife · Great Willowherb +11
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,195 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Carrion Crow · Moorhen +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eupeodes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- EupeodesEupeodes
🌿Plants16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Soft-rush · Yellow Iris · Lesser Spearwort · Purple-loosestrife · Great Willowherb +11
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
- Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Jointed RushJuncus articulatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Reed Sweet-grass
Reed Sweet-grass
Glyceria maxima
Glyceria maxima
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisFlowering-rushButomus umbellatusFlowering-rushButomus umbellatusOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisOrange BalsamImpatiens capensisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaEvents & activities nearby
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