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Halifax Gibbet

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53.72373, -1.86735

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Jackdaw
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Jackdaw
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +66 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 — Common Smoothcap, Heath Plait-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +27 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Heath Plait-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Syrphus, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Common Pine Combhorn +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Common Pine Combhorn +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Parsley-leaved Bramble, Blackthorn, Ramsons

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

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

🚴

Cycling

69 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

29,194 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,194 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little OwlAthene noctua
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DipperCinclus cinclus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants17 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Heath Plait-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Neat Feather-moss · Bristly Haircap +12

Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,194 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +37

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
Little OwlAthene noctua
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
DipperCinclus cinclus

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants17 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Heath Plait-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Neat Feather-moss · Bristly Haircap +12

Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus
Whitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicans
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ivan Hall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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