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Harold Park

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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53.75804, -1.77525

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 184m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +65 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, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 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

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route

Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route

The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route

Named route

Main RouteCycling route56 m

Named routeRef 66Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route73 m

Named routeRef 66Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,078 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,078 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Magpie · Mallard · House Sparrow · Coot · Woodpigeon +29

MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoosanderMergus merganser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SwiftApus apus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus

🦌

Mammals1 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Common Green Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis

🌿

Plants49 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Feather-moss · Water Screw-moss · Hooded Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +44

Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,078 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Magpie · Mallard · House Sparrow · Coot · Woodpigeon +29

MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JackdawColoeus monedula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoosanderMergus merganser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SwiftApus apus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus

🦌

Mammals1 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Common Green Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis

🌿

Plants49 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Feather-moss · Water Screw-moss · Hooded Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +44

Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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