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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 Peregrine and Jackdaw
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
☕SOUL Wellness Hub — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Jackdaw
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
☕SOUL Wellness Hub — a good base for a longer summer day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

6 activities

Bowling greens

Very strong match

Bowling green

Paid

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +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 — Japanese Knotweed, Gypsywort, Ground-ivy +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Gypsywort, Ground-ivy +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird, Cream-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird, Cream-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Bilberry, Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Calderdale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hebble TrailWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Mytholmroyd Stoodley PikeWalking route

Named route

Scout RockWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

74 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

7,764 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,764 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Peregrine · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +67

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Barn OwlTyto alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RavenCorvus corax
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoosanderMergus merganser
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
DipperCinclus cinclus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
TealAnas crecca
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023

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Mammals6 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Vulpes +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
VulpesVulpes2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects14 species

wintersummer

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +9

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius2025
Rivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiae2024
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023

🌿

Plants68 species

autumn

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Gypsywort · Ground-ivy · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss +63

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2024
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Dactylis glomerata subsp. glomerataDactylis glomerata subsp. glomerata2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
TurnipBrassica rapa2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
PignutConopodium majus2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,764 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Peregrine · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie +67

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Barn OwlTyto alba
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RavenCorvus corax
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
BuzzardButeo buteo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoosanderMergus merganser
SwiftApus apus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
DipperCinclus cinclus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Common GullLarus canus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
TealAnas crecca
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Vulpes +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
VulpesVulpes2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects14 species

wintersummer

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +9

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius2025
Rivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiae2024
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023

🌿

Plants68 species

autumn

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Gypsywort · Ground-ivy · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss +63

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2024
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Dactylis glomerata subsp. glomerataDactylis glomerata subsp. glomerata2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
TurnipBrassica rapa2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
PignutConopodium majus2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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