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Luddenden Foot Recreation Ground

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Peregrine
⚽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· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Peregrine, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Peregrine, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2026

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 — Japanese Knotweed, Neat Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Neat Feather-moss, Common Feather-moss +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Hawthorn, Ramsons

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird, Cream-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird, Cream-spot Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Calderdale Way LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wood Top Circular WalkWalking route

Named route

Mill Walk (Upper Woodland), Hardcastle CragsWalking route2 km

Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 00:30Point-to-pointLocal walking route

Calderdale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hebden Bridge LoopWalking 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

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

Main RouteCycling route625 m

Named routeRef 66Length 625 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,367 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,367 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summer

2026

Peregrine · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +47

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects8 species

winter

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +3

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025

🌿

Plants14 species

spring

2026

Common Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Overleaf Pellia · Common Striated Feather-moss · Bifid Crestwort +9

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,367 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

summer

2026

Peregrine · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +47

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MoleTalpa europaea
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects8 species

winter

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Orange Ladybird +3

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025

🌿

Plants14 species

spring

2026

Common Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Overleaf Pellia · Common Striated Feather-moss · Bifid Crestwort +9

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Darren Haddock · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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