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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
53.70383, -1.63841
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +50 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Copper Underwing agg., Heart & Dart +139 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route▾
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 699National Cycle Network
Wakefield WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route983 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 983 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route241 m▾
Named routeRef 699Length 241 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
5,952 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,952 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species
- BadgerMeles meles
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +41
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
- Red-tailed Bumblebee
🌿Plants19 species
wintersummer
2026▾
White Clover · Herb-Robert · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss +14
- White CloverTrifolium repens2024
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Broom Fork-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,952 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Carrion Crow +34
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species
- BadgerMeles meles
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird +41
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
- Red-tailed Bumblebee
🌿Plants19 species
wintersummer
2026▾
White Clover · Herb-Robert · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss +14
- White CloverTrifolium repens2024
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Broom Fork-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombus lapidarius
Bombus lapidarius
EuceraphisEuceraphisEuceraphisEuceraphisBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataOrange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttataHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succineaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaMosquitoCulicidaeMosquitoCulicidaeEuuraEuuraEuuraEuuraPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumMinettiaMinettiaMinettiaMinettiaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaLagria hirtaUroleuconUroleuconUroleuconUroleuconEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollaeWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaCommon EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.EupeodesEupeodesEupeodesEupeodesMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaePterostichusPterostichusPterostichusPterostichusCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaMicrochrysaMicrochrysaMicrochrysaMicrochrysaSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisEuceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulaeEuceraphis betulaeCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxWood AntFormicaWood AntFormicaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorChocolate Mining BeeAndrena scoticaChocolate Mining BeeAndrena scoticaSmall Black AntLasius nigerSmall Black AntLasius nigerAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024Dicranum scoparium
Dicranum scoparium
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumWall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2025Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024