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📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Barn Owl, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Gypsywort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Gypsywort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Great Scented Liverwort, Blackthorn +5 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Calderdale Way LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

74 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

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route60 m

Named routeRef 66Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

9,430 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,430 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds81 species

springsummer

2025

Peregrine · Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +76

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Barn OwlTyto alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwiftApus apus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
NuthatchSitta europaea
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
RookCorvus frugilegus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2022
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
GoshawkAstur gentilis2021
Turdus iliacus coburniTurdus iliacus coburni2021
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2021
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2021
BitternBotaurus stellaris2021
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2021
WigeonMareca penelope2021
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2021
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2021

🦌

Mammals8 species

spring

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Vulpes +3

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
VulpesVulpes2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
BatChiroptera2021

🐝

Insects17 species

wintersummer

2026

Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cream-spot Ladybird +12

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025
Rivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiae2024
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021

🌿

Plants66 species

summerautumn

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Gypsywort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Ground-ivy · Garlic Mustard +61

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
BalsamImpatiens balsamina2021
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2025
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2023
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
TurnipBrassica rapa2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Dactylis glomerata subsp. glomerataDactylis glomerata subsp. glomerata2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
Water CressNasturtium officinale2021
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2021
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2021
MistletoeViscum album2021
RamsonsAllium ursinum2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,430 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds81 species

springsummer

2025

Peregrine · Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +76

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Barn OwlTyto alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwiftApus apus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
NuthatchSitta europaea
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
RookCorvus frugilegus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2022
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
GoshawkAstur gentilis2021
Turdus iliacus coburniTurdus iliacus coburni2021
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2021
WhitethroatCurruca communis2021
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2021
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus2021
BitternBotaurus stellaris2021
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicus2021
WigeonMareca penelope2021
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2021
Iceland GullLarus glaucoides2021

🦌

Mammals8 species

spring

2025

Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Vulpes +3

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
VulpesVulpes2024
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
BatChiroptera2021

🐝

Insects17 species

wintersummer

2026

Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cream-spot Ladybird +12

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2021
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025
Rivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiae2024
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2021
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021

🌿

Plants66 species

summerautumn

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Gypsywort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Ground-ivy · Garlic Mustard +61

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
BalsamImpatiens balsamina2021
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2025
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2023
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
TurnipBrassica rapa2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Dactylis glomerata subsp. glomerataDactylis glomerata subsp. glomerata2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora2021
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
Water CressNasturtium officinale2021
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2021
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2021
MistletoeViscum album2021
RamsonsAllium ursinum2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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