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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.56799, -1.81154
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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 90m away — 10 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 90m away — 10 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Tawny Owl +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Tawny Owl +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Odontocerum albicorne, Rhyacophila dorsalis +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, Odontocerum albicorne, Rhyacophila dorsalis +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Red Valerian, Fox-and-cubs +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Red Valerian, Fox-and-cubs +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rowan, Guelder-rose, Spear Mint +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 21 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 Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 7 Walking route 16.9 km ▾
Named route Length 16.9 km 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 Holme Valley Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Liphill Bank Road public footpath · 61 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 61 m Path type: track
Show on map Shaw Lane public footpath · 43 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 43 m Path type: residential
Show on map Liphill Bank Road public footpath · 234 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 234 m Path type: service
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 393 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 393 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 161 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 161 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 809 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 809 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 51 m ▾
Named route Ref 689 Length 51 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Bus in Parkhead turning circle, Holmfirth
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Wildlife to spot
8,017 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,017 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Canada Goose Branta canadensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus House Martin Delichon urbicum Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black Swan Cygnus atratus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Bat Chiroptera Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Common Rose Fusehorn · Helophilus pendulus · Xylota segnis · Agapanthia villosoviridescens +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Rowan · Scaly Male-fern · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Broad Buckler-fern +4
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024 Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2024 Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2024 Common Poppy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,017 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon +44
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Rock Dove Columba livia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Canada Goose Branta canadensis Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus House Martin Delichon urbicum Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Sylvia atricapilla atricapilla Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Black Swan Cygnus atratus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Daubenton's Bat · Bat · Grey Squirrel
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii Bat Chiroptera Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Common Rose Fusehorn · Helophilus pendulus · Xylota segnis · Agapanthia villosoviridescens +7
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Xylota segnis Xylota segnis Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-and-cubs · Rowan · Scaly Male-fern · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Broad Buckler-fern +4
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2024 Scaly Male-fern Dryopteris affinis Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2024 Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2024 Common Poppy Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2024
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2024
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis2024
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis2024 Papaver rhoeas2024
Papaver rhoeas2024
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2024
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2024 