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Ling Bob Adventure Playground

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Jackdaw
⚽Playing fields 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

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Jackdaw
⚽Playing fields 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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Neat Feather-moss +29 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Neat Feather-moss +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Hawthorn Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harmonia axyridis form succinea, Hawthorn Shieldbug +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Blackthorn, Crowberry agg.

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Calderdale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km

Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Hebble TrailWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Calderdale Way LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route60 m

Named routeRef 66Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,880 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,880 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Buzzard · Peregrine · Sparrowhawk · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +62

BuzzardButeo buteo
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
SwiftApus apus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common GullLarus canus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Red Fox · Vulpes · Brown Hare

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
VulpesVulpes2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects7 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly +2

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
SyrphusSyrphus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants32 species

winterspring

2026

Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Smoothcap +27

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
GreasewortAneura pinguis
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Rhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,880 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Buzzard · Peregrine · Sparrowhawk · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +62

BuzzardButeo buteo
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
SwiftApus apus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
NuthatchSitta europaea
Great TitParus major
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RavenCorvus corax
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Common GullLarus canus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
RookCorvus frugilegus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023

🦌

Mammals3 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Red Fox · Vulpes · Brown Hare

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
VulpesVulpes2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects7 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly +2

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
SyrphusSyrphus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024

🌿

Plants32 species

winterspring

2026

Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Smoothcap +27

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
GreasewortAneura pinguis
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Rhododendron ponticumRhododendron ponticum2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Photos

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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