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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Love-in-a-mist, White Dead-nettle +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Love-in-a-mist, White Dead-nettle +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route

Named route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route

Named routeRef 699National Cycle Network

Wakefield WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route56 m

Named routeRef 66Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route983 m

Named routeRef 66Length 983 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,634 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,634 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

springsummer

2025

Red Kite · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Chiffchaff +34

Red KiteMilvus milvus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mute SwanCygnus olor
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
MerlinFalco columbarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RookCorvus frugilegus

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Insects46 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Phalacridae · Field Grasshopper +41

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
PhalacridaePhalacridae
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
PterostichusPterostichus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchiUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Small Black AntLasius niger
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
EuuraEuura
ThysanopteraThysanoptera
SarcophagaSarcophaga
UroleuconUroleucon
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
EuceraphisEuceraphis
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
CantharisCantharis
Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
MyrmicaMyrmica
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
SyrphusSyrphus
LispeLispe
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
MeligethesMeligethes
EphydridaeEphydridae

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Plants2 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Love-in-a-mist

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,634 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

springsummer

2025

Red Kite · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Chiffchaff +34

Red KiteMilvus milvus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mute SwanCygnus olor
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
MerlinFalco columbarius
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
WhitethroatCurruca communis
RookCorvus frugilegus

🐝

Insects46 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Phalacridae · Field Grasshopper +41

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
PhalacridaePhalacridae
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
PterostichusPterostichus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchiUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Small Black AntLasius niger
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
EuuraEuura
ThysanopteraThysanoptera
SarcophagaSarcophaga
UroleuconUroleucon
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
EuceraphisEuceraphis
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
CantharisCantharis
Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
MyrmicaMyrmica
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
SyrphusSyrphus
LispeLispe
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
MeligethesMeligethes
EphydridaeEphydridae

🌿

Plants2 species

summer

2025

Himalayan Balsam · Love-in-a-mist

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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