Bradley Island Woodland 12 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.69255, -1.75037
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Floating Pennywort, Water Fern +83 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Floating Pennywort, Water Fern +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Beech +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Lily Beetle +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Lily Beetle +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 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 Bronte Way Walking route 71 km ▾
Named route Length 71 km Regional walking route
Show on map 62 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 56 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 56 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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 Photos Kirklees Cut, Calder and Hebble Navigation, Bradley
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Wildlife to spot
4,650 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,650 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Owl Athene noctua Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Skylark Alauda arvensis Curlew Numenius arquata Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Smoothcap · Big Shaggy-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss +10
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025 Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Pointed Spear-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,650 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Coal Tit Periparus ater Rock Dove Columba livia Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Owl Athene noctua Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Skylark Alauda arvensis Curlew Numenius arquata Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Smoothcap · Big Shaggy-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Fox-tail Feather-moss · Common Striated Feather-moss +10
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025 Big Shaggy-moss Hylocomiadelphus triquetrus Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss Plagiomnium undulatum Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum Pointed Spear-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calliergonella cuspidata
Calliergonella cuspidata
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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