🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Canada Goose
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 223m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Canada Goose
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 223m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
Best for
11 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Canada Goose, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Canada Goose, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Willow Bean-galler, Roesel's Bush-cricket +14 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌿
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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8 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling
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15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Barnsley Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route365 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 365 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴
Horse riding
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14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dark Lanebridleway · 73 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 73 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Dark Lanebridleway · 272 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 272 mSurface gravelPath type: track
