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Northowram Community Sports and Activity Club

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.73928, -1.82412

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Black-headed Gull, Coot +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Black-headed Gull, Coot +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +70 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Garlic Mustard, Elder +9 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Hartley Bank Lanepublic footpath · 264 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 264 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route
Named route
N/ACycling route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 66Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route534 m
Named routeRef 66Length 534 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Northowram Fields Cricket Club - Westercroft Lane

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Northowram Fields Cricket Club - Westercroft Lane

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🌱Shibden ParkUrban park1.5 km→🦉SHIBDEN PARK AND CUNNERY WOODNature reserve1.5 km→✦SHIBDEN HALLHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Wellholme ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Shibden ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Shroggs ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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