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Lane Head Recreation Ground
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.70749, -1.78920
Open directionsv
Best for
11 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Mallard, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Great Tit, Mallard, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Rosebay Willowherb, Cock's-foot +60 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Water Mint +7 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 2 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
55 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 route594 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 594 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route534 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 534 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
About this urban park
Lane Head Recreation Ground is a urban park covering 6 hectares.
Photos
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Lane Head Recreation Ground, Brighouse
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Lane Head Recreation Ground, Brighouse
Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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