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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.62662, -1.87947
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 195m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 195m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Giant-rhubarb +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Giant-rhubarb +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Pennine Cycleway
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 48 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 Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6 Walking route 13.7 km ▾
Named route Length 13.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 5 Walking route 17 km ▾
Named route Length 17 km Regional walking route
Show on map Standedge Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Meltham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Spa Fields public footpath · 177 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 177 m Path type: service
Show on map Pighill Top Lane public footpath · 10 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 10 m Surface grass Path type: service
Show on map Pighill Top Lane public footpath · 93 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 93 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map 31 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 Photos Shop at the foot of Crimble Bank
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Wildlife to spot
11,679 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,679 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Cormorant +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goosander Mergus merganser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Orange Ladybird · Eriozona syrphoides
Syrphus Syrphus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eriozona syrphoides Eriozona syrphoides Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Common Feather-moss · Gypsywort · Orange Balsam +5
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025 Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,679 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Cormorant +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swift Apus apus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goosander Mergus merganser Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Orange Ladybird · Eriozona syrphoides
Syrphus Syrphus Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Eriozona syrphoides Eriozona syrphoides Himalayan Balsam · Japanese Knotweed · Common Feather-moss · Gypsywort · Orange Balsam +5
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus2025 Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Woodruff Galium odoratum2025
Woodruff Galium odoratum2025
Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria2024
Giant-rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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