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Cliffe Woods and Park

WildlifeBirdsPicnic

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.59044, -1.61237

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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
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Dearne WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

9,481 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,481 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +34

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,481 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +34

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Spirit of Clayton West Sculpture, Cliffe Woods, Clayton West

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