Briery Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.59768, -1.76319
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🌿 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, Magpie, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Rowan, Bramble +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Holly +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Lily Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Lily Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 33 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 Hey Green Circular Trail Walking route ▾
Dearne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6 Walking route 13.7 km ▾
Named route Length 13.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Riverside Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Oakes Lane public footpath · 402 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 402 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Ludhill Lane public footpath · 630 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 630 m Surface concrete Path type: service
Show on map Wood Farm Lane public footpath · 32 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 32 m Path type: residential
Show on map 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Ref 627 Length 13 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 627 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on 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
10,061 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,061 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Badger Meles meles2024 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carabus problematicus · Abax parallelepipedus · Eristalis pertinax · Cionus tuberculosus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus2024 Foxglove · Rowan · Rosebay Willowherb · Wood Horsetail · Sycamore +19
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Hawthorn Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,061 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Swallow Hirundo rustica Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 Badger Meles meles2024 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Carabus problematicus · Abax parallelepipedus · Eristalis pertinax · Cionus tuberculosus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus2024 Foxglove · Rowan · Rosebay Willowherb · Wood Horsetail · Sycamore +19
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Hawthorn Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus monogyna
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre
Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
White Poplar Populus alba2024
White Poplar Populus alba2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2024 