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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha
Getting here
53.68924, -1.64763
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Grey Heron
- ☀️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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Grey Heron
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Grey Heron, Mallard +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Grey Heron, Mallard +49 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed +125 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 5 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▾
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
65 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
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,924 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,924 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Grey Heron · Swallow +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · House-fly · Eristalis tenax +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- House-flyMusca domestica2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Ragwort · Creeping Thistle · Himalayan Balsam · Ash · Annual Meadow-grass +41
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,924 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Grey Heron · Swallow +32
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · House-fly · Eristalis tenax +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- House-flyMusca domestica2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Ragwort · Creeping Thistle · Himalayan Balsam · Ash · Annual Meadow-grass +41
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior2025
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina20252025
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HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumLarge BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum2025Streblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutum2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Bird CherryPrunus padus2025Bird CherryPrunus padus2025Grey AlderAlnus incana2025Grey AlderAlnus incana2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025BorageBorago officinalis2025BorageBorago officinalis2025Events & activities nearby
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