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Brighouse Cemetery

📷 Tim Marchant · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.71394, -1.78521

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Rosebay Willowherb, Cock's-foot +66 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawthorn, Rosebay Willowherb, Cock's-foot +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard, Dandelion +7 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dock Bug, Water Scorpion, Hawthorn Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dock Bug, Water Scorpion, Hawthorn Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Calderdale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km

Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Riverside WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Hebble TrailWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

61 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route56 m

Named routeRef 66Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route73 m

Named routeRef 66Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.5 km

Named routeLength 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,765 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,765 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow +60

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CootFulica atra2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2026

Dock Bug · Water Scorpion · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Long-winged Cone-head +2

Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

🌿

Plants69 species

summer

2026

Hawthorn · Rosebay Willowherb · Cock's-foot · Wood Avens · Common Smoothcap +64

HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
IvyHedera helix2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
St. John's-WortHypericum2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Sow ThistleSonchus2025
ColumbineAquilegia2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
FescueFestuca2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
OakQuercus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
PrimrosePrimula2025
CotoneasterCotoneaster2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Common Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium pyriforme
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
PoppyPapaver2025
AppleMalus2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
AchilleaAchillea2025
CherryPrunus2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
ButtercupRanunculus2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,765 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

summerautumnwinter

2026

Wren · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow +60

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CootFulica atra2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterautumn

2026

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2026

Dock Bug · Water Scorpion · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Long-winged Cone-head +2

Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025

🌿

Plants69 species

summer

2026

Hawthorn · Rosebay Willowherb · Cock's-foot · Wood Avens · Common Smoothcap +64

HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
IvyHedera helix2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
St. John's-WortHypericum2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Sow ThistleSonchus2025
ColumbineAquilegia2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
FescueFestuca2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
OakQuercus2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
PrimrosePrimula2025
CotoneasterCotoneaster2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Common Bladder-mossPhyscomitrium pyriforme
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata2025
WoodruffGalium odoratum2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
PoppyPapaver2025
AppleMalus2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
AchilleaAchillea2025
CherryPrunus2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
ButtercupRanunculus2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Tim Marchant · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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