Dewsbury District Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 78 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 78 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.65968, -1.68027
Open directionsv 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 72m 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 72m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Canada Goose +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Floating Pennywort, Bramble +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Scathophaga stercoraria +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Scathophaga stercoraria +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Brighouse Boundary Walk Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Length 29 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Riverside Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 699 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 699 National Cycle Network
Show on map Birkby Bradley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 983 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 983 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 241 m ▾
Named route Ref 699 Length 241 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 21 public paths nearby
Public paths
Back Lane bridleway · 1.5 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.5 km Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Back Lane bridleway · 550 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 550 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
14,581 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,581 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Herring Gull · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Caspian Gull +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Bat
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Floating Pennywort · Wood Avens · Hogweed · Bramble · Common Feather-moss +11
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2024 Wood Avens Geum urbanum Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga White Clover Trifolium repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,581 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Herring Gull · Canada Goose · Mute Swan · Caspian Gull +39
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Bat
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Floating Pennywort · Wood Avens · Hogweed · Bramble · Common Feather-moss +11
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2024 Wood Avens Geum urbanum Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2024 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga White Clover Trifolium repens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Garlic Mustard
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Alliaria petiolata
Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana
Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024
Ivy Hedera helix2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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