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🧺Picnic🛝Family🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.60244, -1.79280
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Cafe Plus — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Cafe Plus — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km▾
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Riverside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Holme Valley Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bankspublic footpath · 205 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 205 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Marsh Gardenspublic footpath · 89 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 89 mPath type: residential
Marshpublic footpath · 57 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mPath type: residential
27 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route161 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route51 m▾
Named routeRef 689Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
15,038 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,038 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Wigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Shoveler · Robin +37
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PochardAythya ferina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PintailAnas acuta
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Wall Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Utricularia · Purple-loosestrife · Creeping Buttercup +9
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- UtriculariaUtricularia2025
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,038 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Wigeon · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Shoveler · Robin +37
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PochardAythya ferina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PintailAnas acuta
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
Wall Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Utricularia · Purple-loosestrife · Creeping Buttercup +9
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- UtriculariaUtricularia2025
- Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2025Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2025Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2025Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2025Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2025