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🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.68497, -1.83901
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cooper Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Cooper Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Drusus annulatus, Sericostoma personatum +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Balsam +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Riverside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Colne Valley Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
83 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
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route299 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,301 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,301 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Jackdaw +13
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Cicadella viridis · Green Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
- Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
- Eristalis tenax
Himalayan Balsam · Creeping Thistle · Common Ragwort · Butterfly-bush · Ivy +40
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,301 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Jackdaw +13
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Cicadella viridis · Green Shieldbug · Willow Bean-galler +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Cicadella viridisCicadella viridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
- Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
- Eristalis tenax
Himalayan Balsam · Creeping Thistle · Common Ragwort · Butterfly-bush · Ivy +40
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphus2025
2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025SoapwortSaponaria officinalis2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025