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Horbury Memorial Park

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📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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53.66140, -1.56047

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Horbury Vintage Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Horbury Vintage Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Ivy +30 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Ivy +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dearne WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route

Named routeRef 699National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wakefield WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route

Wonders of WakefieldCycling route

Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route485 m

Named routeRef 69Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

14,649 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

14,649 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · Goosander · Mallard +43

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TealAnas crecca2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

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Plants1 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

14,649 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

Blue Tit · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · Goosander · Mallard +43

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great TitParus major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TealAnas crecca2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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