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Jessop Park

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.71152, -1.64459

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Named route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

64 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 route56 m

Named routeRef 66Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route983 m

Named routeRef 66Length 983 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,902 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,902 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

summer

2025

Red Kite · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Kestrel · House Martin +27

Red KiteMilvus milvus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
BuzzardButeo buteo
MerlinFalco columbarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great TitParus major
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus

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Insects60 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug +55

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
PhalacridaePhalacridae
UroleuconUroleucon
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
EuceraphisEuceraphis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchiUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
MosquitoCulicidae
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
LeafhopperCicadellidae
EuuraEuura
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Small Black AntLasius niger
ThysanopteraThysanoptera
SarcophagaSarcophaga
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
MinettiaMinettia
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
CantharisCantharis
Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
MyrmicaMyrmica
EupeodesEupeodes
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
PterostichusPterostichus
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis
SyrphusSyrphus
LispeLispe
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
MicrochrysaMicrochrysa
Xylota segnisXylota segnis

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Plants12 species

winter

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Broom Fork-moss +7

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2025
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,902 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds32 species

summer

2025

Red Kite · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff · Kestrel · House Martin +27

Red KiteMilvus milvus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
BlackbirdTurdus merula
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
BuzzardButeo buteo
MerlinFalco columbarius
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Great TitParus major
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus

🐝

Insects60 species

summer

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Dock Bug · Green Shieldbug +55

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
PhalacridaePhalacridae
UroleuconUroleucon
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
EuceraphisEuceraphis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosaeMacrosiphum (Macrosiphum) rosae
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchiUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi
Parent BugElasmucha grisea
MosquitoCulicidae
Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum
LeafhopperCicadellidae
EuuraEuura
PlatycheirusPlatycheirus
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes
Small Black AntLasius niger
ThysanopteraThysanoptera
SarcophagaSarcophaga
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
MinettiaMinettia
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
CantharisCantharis
Rhinocyllus conicusRhinocyllus conicus
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
MyrmicaMyrmica
EupeodesEupeodes
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
PterostichusPterostichus
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis
SyrphusSyrphus
LispeLispe
Common Red-legged RobberflyDioctria rufipes
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
MicrochrysaMicrochrysa
Xylota segnisXylota segnis

🌿

Plants12 species

winter

2026

Himalayan Balsam · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Broom Fork-moss +7

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025
Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2025
Love-in-a-mistNigella damascena2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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