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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.67138, -1.66324
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 221m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 221m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Herring Gull +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Herring Gull +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Hogweed +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Scathophaga stercoraria, Willow Emerald Damselfly +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Scathophaga stercoraria, Willow Emerald Damselfly +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Brighouse Boundary Walk Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Length 29 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Riverside Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 699 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 699 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wakefield Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Wheel Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 983 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 983 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 241 m ▾
Named route Ref 699 Length 241 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Entrance to culvert under the railway, Lady Wood Bottom
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Wildlife to spot
11,775 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,775 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Herring Gull · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Floating Pennywort · White Clover · Garlic Mustard · Green Alkanet · Wood Avens +5
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2024 White Clover Trifolium repens Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Wood Avens Geum urbanum Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana Rosebay Willowherb Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,775 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Herring Gull · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Mute Swan +42
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Floating Pennywort · White Clover · Garlic Mustard · Green Alkanet · Wood Avens +5
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2024 White Clover Trifolium repens Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens Wood Avens Geum urbanum Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana Rosebay Willowherb Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Chamaenerion angustifolium2024
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2024
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2024
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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