Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha
Getting here
53.78260, -1.77494
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ 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 219m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ 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 219m 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, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Lily Beetle, Rosemary Beetle +124 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Elder +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 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
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route▾
Boundary walk around Calverley
Named routeLocal walking route
54 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 route73 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,380 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Canada Goose +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects39 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rosemary Beetle · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eupeodes · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +34
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
🌿Plants8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Knapweed · Rowan +3
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
- Sycamore
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,380 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Canada Goose +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects39 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Rosemary Beetle · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eupeodes · Cuckoo-Spit Insect +34
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
🌿Plants8 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Rosebay Willowherb · Common Knapweed · Rowan +3
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
- Sycamore
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaCommon Rose FusehornArge pagana22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusValenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidusNimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCantharis lateralisCantharis lateralisCantharis lateralisCantharis lateralisCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini2023Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini2023Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2024Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Events & activities nearby
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