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Ovenden Park

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
⚽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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
⚽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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bifid Crestwort +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Bifid Crestwort +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Syrphus, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Syrphus, Harmonia axyridis form succinea +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Blackthorn, Crowberry agg.

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Calderdale Way LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route

Named route

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

29,468 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,468 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Starling · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +38

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little OwlAthene noctua
Great TitParus major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BuzzardButeo buteo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos

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Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants19 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Springy Turf-moss +14

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
GreasewortAneura pinguis
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,468 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds43 species

autumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Starling · Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw +38

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common GullLarus canus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Little OwlAthene noctua
Great TitParus major
Stock DoveColumba oenas
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
BuzzardButeo buteo
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RookCorvus frugilegus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants19 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bifid Crestwort · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Springy Turf-moss +14

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
GreasewortAneura pinguis
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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