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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 Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 89m away — 16 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 89m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Japanese Rose, Lesser Celandine +31 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Japanese Rose, Lesser Celandine +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Melanostoma, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Melanostoma, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

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

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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route

Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route

The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route

Named route

Main RouteCycling route73 m

Named routeRef 66Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.5 km

Named routeLength 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,880 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,880 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Mute Swan · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Mallard +35

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great TitParus major
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Black SwanCygnus atratus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SwiftApus apus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Melanostoma · Swollen-thighed Beetle

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis

🌿

Plants21 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Springy Turf-moss · Water Screw-moss · Hooded Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Common Feather-moss +16

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,880 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Mute Swan · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Mallard +35

Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Great TitParus major
Common GullLarus canus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Black SwanCygnus atratus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
SwiftApus apus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater

🦌

Mammals1 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects4 species

summer

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Melanostoma · Swollen-thighed Beetle

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
MelanostomaMelanostoma
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis

🌿

Plants21 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Springy Turf-moss · Water Screw-moss · Hooded Bristle-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Common Feather-moss +16

Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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