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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
53.75720, -1.77483
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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 124m 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 124m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Feather-moss +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 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
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▾
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
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,107 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,107 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Mallard · House Sparrow · Coot · Carrion Crow · Magpie +29
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common GullLarus canus
- 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
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Green Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
🌿Plants52 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Feather-moss · Water Screw-moss · Hooded Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +47
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Heath Star Moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,107 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Mallard · House Sparrow · Coot · Carrion Crow · Magpie +29
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Common GullLarus canus
- 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
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Green Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
🌿Plants52 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Feather-moss · Water Screw-moss · Hooded Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss +47
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Heath Star Moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Campylopus introflexus
Campylopus introflexus
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensCreeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpensPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2025BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025Hard-fernBlechnum spicant2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025