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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.68916, -1.85417
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +110 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +110 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Vine Weevil +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Common Ragwort +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Hebble TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route299 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Play Area - Clay House Park, West Vale
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Wildlife to spot
4,546 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,546 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Blackbird +20
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Green Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler · Fever Fly +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
- Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Himalayan Balsam · Common Ragwort · Rosebay Willowherb · Ivy · Common Poppy +42
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,546 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Blackbird +20
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
summer
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Green Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler · Fever Fly +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
- Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
Himalayan Balsam · Common Ragwort · Rosebay Willowherb · Ivy · Common Poppy +42
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
- Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025
- BeechFagus sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensGlittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendensJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumJuniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Western GorseUlex gallii2025Western GorseUlex gallii2025