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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.60001, -1.92474
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bilberry, Purple Moor-grass +84 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bilberry, Purple Moor-grass +84 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Common Sorrel, Crowberry agg. +11 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6 Walking route 13.7 km ▾
Named route Length 13.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Corn Lane public footpath · 164 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 164 m Path type: footway
Show on map Mellor Bridge public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Surface sett Path type: footway
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 964 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 964 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 771 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 771 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 463 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 463 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 43 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 43 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos The war memorial, in the park, Marsden
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Wildlife to spot
8,057 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,057 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Dipper · Kestrel +33
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria River Skater · Green Tiger Beetle
River Skater Aquarius najas Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Wavy Hair-Grass · Bilberry · Heath Bedstraw · Purple Moor-grass · Heath Wood-rush +50
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,057 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Dipper · Kestrel +33
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria River Skater · Green Tiger Beetle
River Skater Aquarius najas Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Wavy Hair-Grass · Bilberry · Heath Bedstraw · Purple Moor-grass · Heath Wood-rush +50
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea Heath Wood-rush Luzula multiflora Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Mat-grass Nardus stricta
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Willowherb Epilobium
Willowherb Epilobium
Buttercup Ranunculus
Buttercup Ranunculus
Wood-Rush Luzula
Wood-Rush Luzula
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis
Bent Grass Agrostis
Bent Grass Agrostis
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Lady-fern Athyrium filix-femina
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
Oval Sedge Carex leporina
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Clover Trifolium
Clover Trifolium
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Floating Sweet-grass Glyceria fluitans
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Birch Betula
Birch Betula
Oak Quercus
Oak Quercus
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Dock Rumex
Dock Rumex
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica
Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Marsh Foxtail Alopecurus geniculatus
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