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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 59 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Calderdale Getting here
53.76900, -1.92361
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 337m away — 2 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 337m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Bristly Haircap, Neat Feather-moss +11 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Bristly Haircap, Neat Feather-moss +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Green Shieldbug, Eristalis pertinax +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Calderdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Scout Rock Walking route ▾
Worth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bronte Way Walking route 71 km ▾
Named route Length 71 km Regional walking route
Show on map Calder Aire Link Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map 23 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 West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map The Great Northern Railway Trail Cycling route ▾
Main Route Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 27 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Calder Aire Link Mountain bike route ▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Withens New Road bridleway · 1.7 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.7 km Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
39,082 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 39,082 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Gull Larus canus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Heath Plait-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Bristly Haircap · Pointed Spear-moss · Springy Turf-moss +7
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 39,082 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull +41
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rock Dove Columba livia Robin Erithacus rubecula Common Gull Larus canus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Heath Plait-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Bristly Haircap · Pointed Spear-moss · Springy Turf-moss +7
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Redshank Ceratodon purpureus
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax
Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax 