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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.65858, -1.81830
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 237m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🎳 Bowling greens
Very strong match
Bowling green
Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Dunnock +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Dunnock +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Lily Beetle, Southern Hawker +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Lily Beetle, Southern Hawker +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Hyacinthoides +88 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Hyacinthoides +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle, Common Sorrel +11 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 9 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 Calderdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hey Green Circular Trail Walking route ▾
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 66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 Birkby Bradley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 299 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 299 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 594 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 594 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,841 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,841 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Magpie · Canada Goose +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2024 Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula2024 Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus2024 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2024 Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileata Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileata2024 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2024 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Common Gooseberry Nematine +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2024 Hornet Hoverfly Japanese Knotweed · Great Willowherb · Blackthorn · Wall-rue · Biting Stonecrop +15
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,841 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Mallard · Magpie · Canada Goose +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rock Dove Columba livia Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coot Fulica atra Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Swift Apus apus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Pica pica pica Pica pica pica2024 Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula2024 Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus2024 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2024 Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileata Pyrrhula pyrrhula pileata2024 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2024 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Common Gooseberry Nematine +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Common Gooseberry Nematine Euura ribesii2024 Hornet Hoverfly Japanese Knotweed · Great Willowherb · Blackthorn · Wall-rue · Biting Stonecrop +15
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella zonaria2024
Volucella zonaria2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2023
Eupeodes Eupeodes2023
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2023
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Elder Sambucus nigra2024
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2024
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2024
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2023
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2023
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2023
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2023
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2023
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2023
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2023
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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