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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
🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
☕The Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ 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
☕The Ciaran Bingham Foundation Trust — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

6 activities

Bowling greens

Very strong match

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Siphona geniculata, Syrphus vitripennis, Common Carder Bee +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Siphona geniculata, Syrphus vitripennis, Common Carder Bee +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Hyacinthoides +81 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Hyacinthoides +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hogweed, Common Nettle +13 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Wyke Beck WayCycling route

Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route

Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef M-CCLocal cycle route

Route CS3Cycling route

Named routeRef CS3Regional cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wakefield WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winter

2025

Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +33

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SwiftApus apus2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Common ShrewSorex araneus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2022

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023

🐝

Insects3 species

springautumn

2025

Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis rustica

SyrphusSyrphus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023

🌿

Plants30 species

spring

2025

Wood Anemone · Red Campion · Green Alkanet · Creeping-Jenny · Dog's Mercury +25

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Red CampionSilene dioica
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2023
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2023
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,966 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds38 species

winter

2025

Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +33

KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great TitParus major2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SwiftApus apus2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023

🦌

Mammals5 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Red Fox · Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Pipistrelle Bat species

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
Common ShrewSorex araneus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2022

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2023

🐝

Insects3 species

springautumn

2025

Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis rustica

SyrphusSyrphus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023

🌿

Plants30 species

spring

2025

Wood Anemone · Red Campion · Green Alkanet · Creeping-Jenny · Dog's Mercury +25

Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Red CampionSilene dioica
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2023
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2024
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2024
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2023
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2023
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2023
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023
CleaversGalium aparine2023
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum2023
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2023
Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata2023
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2023
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2023
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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