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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.64583, -1.80135
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 323m away — 14 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 323m away — 14 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Knotweed, Giant Hogweed +27 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Knotweed, Giant Hogweed +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 37 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 Calderdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hey Green Circular Trail Walking route ▾
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 Millgate public footpath · 99 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 99 m Path type: service
Show on map Springwood Footpath public footpath · 33 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 33 m Path type: footway
Show on map Springwood Bridge public footpath · 41 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 41 m Path type: footway
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 Birkby Bradley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 299 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 299 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
11,526 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,526 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie · Moorhen +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sand Martin Riparia riparia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Orange Balsam · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Japanese Knotweed · Flowering-rush · Branched Bur-reed +14
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Wild Teasel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,526 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie · Moorhen +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sand Martin Riparia riparia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Swallow Hirundo rustica Starling Sturnus vulgaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Orange Balsam · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Japanese Knotweed · Flowering-rush · Branched Bur-reed +14
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Wild Teasel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dipsacus fullonum
Dipsacus fullonum
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Elder Sambucus nigra
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