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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.65549, -1.75218
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Barn scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 118m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ 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, Swift +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Swift +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Orange Balsam +72 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Orange Balsam +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lily Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-tailed Bumblebee +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-tailed Bumblebee +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Ramsons +5 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Calderdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route 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 51 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
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Wildlife to spot
8,900 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,900 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow +36
Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Pica pica pica Pica pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus Carduelis carduelis britannica Carduelis carduelis britannica Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula Parus major newtoni Parus major newtoni Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Gallinula chloropus chloropus Gallinula chloropus chloropus Turdus philomelos clarkei Turdus philomelos clarkei Swift Apus apus Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus Branta canadensis canadensis Branta canadensis canadensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Cherry Aphid · Southern Hawker +1
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cherry Aphid Myzus (Myzus) cerasi Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024 Japanese Knotweed · Water Fern · Orange Balsam · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Branched Bur-reed +8
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024 Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Wild Teasel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,900 records · National Biodiversity Network Rock Dove · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow +36
Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Pica pica pica Pica pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Columba palumbus palumbus Columba palumbus palumbus Carduelis carduelis britannica Carduelis carduelis britannica Turdus merula merula Turdus merula merula Parus major newtoni Parus major newtoni Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Gallinula chloropus chloropus Gallinula chloropus chloropus Turdus philomelos clarkei Turdus philomelos clarkei Swift Apus apus Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus Branta canadensis canadensis Branta canadensis canadensis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Coloeus monedula spermologus Coloeus monedula spermologus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · American Mink
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Cherry Aphid · Southern Hawker +1
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cherry Aphid Myzus (Myzus) cerasi Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024 Japanese Knotweed · Water Fern · Orange Balsam · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Branched Bur-reed +8
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024 Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba Wild Teasel Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dipsacus fullonum
Dipsacus fullonum
Large-leaved Avens Geum macrophyllum
Large-leaved Avens Geum macrophyllum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2024
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024 