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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.70696, -1.67555
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Grey Heron
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cafe 54 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦33+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Grey Heron
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cafe 54 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Grey Heron, Mallard +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Grey Heron, Mallard +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Spangle Waxcap, Butter Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap +93 more · last seen 2023
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug +88 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 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
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km▾
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Riverside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route▾
69 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 699National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route56 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route983 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 983 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
3,910 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,910 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Grey Heron · Mallard · Canada Goose +2
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Field Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +28
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Common Ragwort · Himalayan Balsam · Creeping Thistle · Ash · Annual Meadow-grass +37
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,910 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Grey Heron · Mallard · Canada Goose +2
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Shrew · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Field Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +28
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi
Common Ragwort · Himalayan Balsam · Creeping Thistle · Ash · Annual Meadow-grass +37
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium2025House-flyMusca domestica2025House-flyMusca domestica2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025UroleuconUroleucon2025UroleuconUroleucon2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2025Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchiUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchiUroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025MosquitoCulicidae2025MosquitoCulicidae2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025LeafhopperCicadellidae2025LeafhopperCicadellidae2025Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025EuuraEuura2025EuuraEuura2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025PlatycheirusPlatycheirus2025Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Small Black AntLasius niger2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025ThysanopteraThysanoptera2025ThysanopteraThysanoptera2025PhalacridaePhalacridae2025PhalacridaePhalacridae2025SarcophagaSarcophaga2025SarcophagaSarcophaga2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025RowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumStreblotrichum convolutumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaLarge BindweedCalystegia silvaticaRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaBird CherryPrunus padusBird CherryPrunus padusGrey AlderAlnus incanaGrey AlderAlnus incanaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repens