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Kirklees Priory, medieval nunnery

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📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕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 — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Water Fern, Floating Pennywort +46 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Water Fern, Floating Pennywort +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Beech, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Roesel's Bush-cricket · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Roesel's Bush-cricket · last seen 2025

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

67 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

3,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit +61

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JayGarrulus glandarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoosanderMergus merganser
NuthatchSitta europaea
BuzzardButeo buteo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwiftApus apus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
DipperCinclus cinclus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Migrant Hawker · Roesel's Bush-cricket

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024

🌿

Plants49 species

summer

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Water Fern · Floating Pennywort · Common Smoothcap · Himalayan Balsam +44

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Water FernAzolla filiculoides2024
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2024
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Bird CherryPrunus padus2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
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
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Foxtail BarleyHordeum jubatum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
FigFicus carica2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
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

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,975 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds66 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Blue Tit +61

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
JayGarrulus glandarius
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoosanderMergus merganser
NuthatchSitta europaea
BuzzardButeo buteo
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwiftApus apus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RookCorvus frugilegus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
DipperCinclus cinclus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2024

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Migrant Hawker · Roesel's Bush-cricket

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024

🌿

Plants49 species

summer

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Water Fern · Floating Pennywort · Common Smoothcap · Himalayan Balsam +44

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Water FernAzolla filiculoides2024
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2024
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Bird CherryPrunus padus2024
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024
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
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Red CampionSilene dioica2024
Foxtail BarleyHordeum jubatum2024
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2024
FigFicus carica2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
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

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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