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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bowling greens

Very strong match

Bowling green

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +61 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 — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Welsh Poppy +38 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss, Welsh Poppy +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Syrphus, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Syrphus, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Parsley-leaved Bramble, Blackthorn +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 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

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Calderdale Way LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

70 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

14,709 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,709 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Buzzard · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow +62

BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwiftApus apus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwallowHirundo rustica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoosanderMergus merganser
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Barn OwlTyto alba
TealAnas crecca
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024

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Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Fox · Vulpes · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
VulpesVulpes2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects9 species

summerautumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Green Shieldbug · Common Pine Combhorn +4

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
SyrphusSyrphus
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants41 species

wintersummer

2026

Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Welsh Poppy · Japanese Knotweed · Heather +36

Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla2024
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2024
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,709 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Buzzard · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow +62

BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwiftApus apus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
NuthatchSitta europaea
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
JayGarrulus glandarius
SwallowHirundo rustica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoosanderMergus merganser
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Barn OwlTyto alba
TealAnas crecca
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Red Fox · Vulpes · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
VulpesVulpes2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects9 species

summerautumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Green Shieldbug · Common Pine Combhorn +4

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
SyrphusSyrphus
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants41 species

wintersummer

2026

Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Welsh Poppy · Japanese Knotweed · Heather +36

Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
GreasewortAneura pinguis
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2024
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2024
HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla2024
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2024
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2024
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Pink PurslaneClaytonia sibirica2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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