Bradley Gate Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.67584, -1.75678
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 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 102m away — 20 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 102m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Floating Pennywort, Giant Hogweed +37 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Lily Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Calderdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hey Green Circular Trail Walking route ▾
Brighouse Boundary Walk Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Length 29 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Riverside Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Birkby Bradley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 299 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 299 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 594 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 594 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 76 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 76 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
10,465 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,465 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Magpie · Canada Goose +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Pica pica pica Pica pica pica Goosander Mergus merganser Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus Carduelis carduelis britannica Carduelis carduelis britannica Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula Parus major newtoni Parus major newtoni Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Gallinula chloropus chloropus Gallinula chloropus chloropus Turdus philomelos clarkei Turdus philomelos clarkei Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus Branta canadensis canadensis Branta canadensis canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus American Mink Neovison vison2024 Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Japanese Knotweed · Water Fern · Floating Pennywort · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Common Nettle +8
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Common Nettle Urtica dioica Red Campion Silene dioica Argentinian Vervain Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,465 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rock Dove · Magpie · Canada Goose +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Pica pica pica Pica pica pica Goosander Mergus merganser Coal Tit Periparus ater Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus Carduelis carduelis britannica Carduelis carduelis britannica Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula Parus major newtoni Parus major newtoni Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Gallinula chloropus chloropus Gallinula chloropus chloropus Turdus philomelos clarkei Turdus philomelos clarkei Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus Branta canadensis canadensis Branta canadensis canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Roe Deer · American Mink
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Badger Meles meles Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus American Mink Neovison vison2024 Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Japanese Knotweed · Water Fern · Floating Pennywort · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Common Nettle +8
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Water Fern Azolla filiculoides Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens Common Nettle Urtica dioica Red Campion Silene dioica Argentinian Vervain Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Verbena bonariensis
Verbena bonariensis
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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