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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.64005, -1.76544
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 90m away — 20 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 90m away — 20 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Rock Dove +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Orange Balsam +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Orange Balsam +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Elder +1 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 10 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 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 Holme Valley Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Kidroyd Lane public footpath · 171 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 171 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 50 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 Birkby Bradley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional 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 Photos Footpath, Martin Bank Wood
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Wildlife to spot
15,321 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,321 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Dunnock +37
Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Whitethroat Curruca communis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Sand Martin Riparia riparia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Badger · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Cherry Aphid
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cherry Aphid Myzus (Myzus) cerasi Broad-leaved Pondweed · Red Valerian · Branched Bur-reed · Traveller's-joy · Wild Teasel +13
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,321 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rock Dove · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Dunnock +37
Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Whitethroat Curruca communis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swift Apus apus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Stock Dove Columba oenas Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jay Garrulus glandarius Raven Corvus corax Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Sand Martin Riparia riparia Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Badger · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Cherry Aphid
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cherry Aphid Myzus (Myzus) cerasi Broad-leaved Pondweed · Red Valerian · Branched Bur-reed · Traveller's-joy · Wild Teasel +13
Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large-leaved Avens Geum macrophyllum
Large-leaved Avens Geum macrophyllum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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