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Middleton Recreation Ground

1 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.88508, -2.05224

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CampsitePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: Pennine Way (Calder Valley to Ickornshaw); Named hiking route nearby: Pennine Way (Calder Valley to Ickornshaw)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Bradford Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pennine Way (Calder Valley to Ickornshaw)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Airedale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Cinder Hill Lanepublic footpath · 146 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 146 mPath type: track

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km

Named routeLength 172.2 km

Wildlife to spot

34,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

34,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2025

Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Collared Dove · Magpie +34

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
DipperCinclus cinclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica

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Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,089 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2025

Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Collared Dove · Magpie +34

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
DipperCinclus cinclus
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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