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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.68604, -1.68867
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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 🌿 Foraging 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Floating Pennywort, Common Ragwort, Himalayan Balsam +109 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Common Ragwort, Himalayan Balsam +109 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Rowan, Elder +11 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
66 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 National Cycle Network Route 699 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 699 National Cycle Network
Show on map Birkby Bradley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 56 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 56 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 983 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 983 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
13,295 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,295 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Canada Goose · Grey Heron +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bat · Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel
Bat Chiroptera Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · House-fly · Eristalis tenax +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis House-fly Musca domestica2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans Common Ragwort · Creeping Thistle · Himalayan Balsam · Ash · Annual Meadow-grass +38
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Ash Fraxinus excelsior Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Greater Plantain Plantago major Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,295 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 31 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Canada Goose · Grey Heron +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Magpie Pica pica2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Bat · Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel
Bat Chiroptera Common Shrew Sorex araneus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Harlequin Ladybird · House-fly · Eristalis tenax +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis House-fly Musca domestica2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Stable Fly Stomoxys calcitrans Common Ragwort · Creeping Thistle · Himalayan Balsam · Ash · Annual Meadow-grass +38
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Ash Fraxinus excelsior Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua Greater Plantain Plantago major Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Streblotrichum convolutum Streblotrichum convolutum
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Bird Cherry Prunus padus
Grey Alder Alnus incana
Grey Alder Alnus incana
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
White Poplar Populus alba
White Poplar Populus alba