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53.64864, -1.79726
Open directionsv Greenhead Park is an urban park located 0. 5 miles (0. 8 km) west of the town centre of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England.
Read more on Wikipedia → Urban park Grade II listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Grumpy Mule — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Grumpy Mule — a good base for a longer summer day out 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Knotweed, Giant Hogweed +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Knotweed, Giant Hogweed +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria +4 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 Longroyd Place public footpath · 29 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 29 m Path type: residential
Show on map Springwood Bridge public footpath · 41 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 41 m Path type: footway
Show on map Springwood Footpath public footpath · 278 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 278 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 Main Route Cycling route 299 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 299 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 594 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 594 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Imperial Road byway open to all traffic · 28 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 28 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Photos Children's playground, Greenhead Park, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
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Wildlife to spot
11,462 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,462 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 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 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 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 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 · Flowering-rush · Branched Bur-reed · Traveller's-joy +14
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,462 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Magpie · Carrion Crow +33
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swift Apus apus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 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 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 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 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 · Flowering-rush · Branched Bur-reed · Traveller's-joy +14
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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
Elder Sambucus nigra 