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Kirklees Hall

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📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.69621, -1.74316

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Floating Pennywort, Common Nettle +80 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Floating Pennywort, Common Nettle +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Emperor Dragonfly, Roesel's Bush-cricket +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Emperor Dragonfly, Roesel's Bush-cricket +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

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

Calderdale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km

Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Riverside WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route299 m

Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route56 m

Named routeRef 66Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route594 m

Named routeRef 69Length 594 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit +68

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwiftApus apus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BuzzardButeo buteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CootFulica atra2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2020
DipperCinclus cinclus
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Mole · Badger +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea2022
BadgerMeles meles2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Eristalis tenax · Brown Hawker +15

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2020
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2019
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021
Lypha dubiaLypha dubia2021
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2020
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2019
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2019
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2019

🌿

Plants83 species

summerautumn

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Floating Pennywort · Common Nettle · Water Fern · Himalayan Balsam +78

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Water FernAzolla filiculoides2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Bird CherryPrunus padus2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Foxtail BarleyHordeum jubatum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
FigFicus carica2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2023
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
IvyHedera helix2023
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023
ElderSambucus nigra2022
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2022
SunflowerHelianthus annuus2021
Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2021
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2020
Wild CherryPrunus avium2020
Bog ArumCalla palustris2020
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2020

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit +68

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwallowHirundo rustica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SwiftApus apus
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
BuzzardButeo buteo
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
GoosanderMergus merganser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
CootFulica atra2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2022
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2021
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2020
DipperCinclus cinclus
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Common GullLarus canus2023
Buteo buteo buteoButeo buteo buteo2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2020
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2020

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Mole · Badger +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea2022
BadgerMeles meles2023
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2020

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Alder Leaf Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Eristalis tenax · Brown Hawker +15

Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2021
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2020
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2019
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2023
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2021
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2021
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2021
Lypha dubiaLypha dubia2021
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2020
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2019
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2019
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2019

🌿

Plants83 species

summerautumn

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Floating Pennywort · Common Nettle · Water Fern · Himalayan Balsam +78

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Water FernAzolla filiculoides2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Bird CherryPrunus padus2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Foxtail BarleyHordeum jubatum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
FigFicus carica2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Mexican FleabaneErigeron karvinskianus2024
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2024
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
Red FescueFestuca rubra2023
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023
Forget-Me-NotMyosotis2023
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2023
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023
BrambleRubus fruticosus2023
White CloverTrifolium repens2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
DandelionTaraxacum2023
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2023
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2023
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2023
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
IvyHedera helix2023
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2023
ElderSambucus nigra2022
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2022
SunflowerHelianthus annuus2021
Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2021
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2020
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2020
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2020
Wild CherryPrunus avium2020
Bog ArumCalla palustris2020
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2020
Peach-leaved BellflowerCampanula persicifolia2020

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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