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📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 365m away — 6 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 365m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Ragwort, Creeping Thistle, Greater Plantain +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Ragwort, Creeping Thistle, Greater Plantain +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km

Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route

Named route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

67 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

6,856 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,856 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Coot · Mallard +56

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SwiftApus apus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common GullLarus canus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024

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Mammals6 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Rabbit · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Roe Deer +1

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects78 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Field Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle +73

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
SyrphusSyrphus
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
PhalacridaePhalacridae
MyrmicaMyrmica
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
UroleuconUroleucon
Small Black AntLasius niger
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
EuceraphisEuceraphis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
PterostichusPterostichus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
LispeLispe
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
House-flyMusca domestica
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchiUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
MosquitoCulicidae
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
LeafhopperCicadellidae
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
EuuraEuura
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
ThysanopteraThysanoptera
SarcophagaSarcophaga
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
MinettiaMinettia
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
CantharisCantharis
Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
EupeodesEupeodes
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
MicrochrysaMicrochrysa
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
MeligethesMeligethes
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae
EphydridaeEphydridae
Wood AntFormica
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
SphecodesSphecodes
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024

🌿

Plants26 species

summer

2025

Common Ragwort · Creeping Thistle · Annual Meadow-grass · Greater Plantain · Himalayan Balsam +21

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,856 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds61 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Moorhen · Coot · Mallard +56

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
NuthatchSitta europaea
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GadwallMareca strepera
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SwiftApus apus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common GullLarus canus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Rabbit · Hedgehog · Red Fox · Badger · Roe Deer +1

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects78 species

springsummer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Field Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle +73

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
SyrphusSyrphus
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
PhalacridaePhalacridae
MyrmicaMyrmica
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
UroleuconUroleucon
Small Black AntLasius niger
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
EuceraphisEuceraphis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
PterostichusPterostichus
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
LispeLispe
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
House-flyMusca domestica
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchiUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
MosquitoCulicidae
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
LeafhopperCicadellidae
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
EuuraEuura
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
ThysanopteraThysanoptera
SarcophagaSarcophaga
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
MinettiaMinettia
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
CantharisCantharis
Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
EupeodesEupeodes
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
MicrochrysaMicrochrysa
Xylota segnisXylota segnis
MeligethesMeligethes
Ashy Mining BeeAndrena cineraria
Euceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulae
EphydridaeEphydridae
Wood AntFormica
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
SphecodesSphecodes
Chocolate Mining BeeAndrena scotica
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Harmonia axyridis form spectabilisHarmonia axyridis form spectabilis2024

🌿

Plants26 species

summer

2025

Common Ragwort · Creeping Thistle · Annual Meadow-grass · Greater Plantain · Himalayan Balsam +21

Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024

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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