Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
53.64478, -1.75561
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦27+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Rock Dove
- ☀️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
- 🐦27+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Rock Dove
- ☀️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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Peregrine, Rock Dove, Raven +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Peregrine, Rock Dove, Raven +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Orange Balsam, Broad-leaved Pondweed +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route▾
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km▾
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Riverside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Holme Valley Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Kidroyd Lanepublic footpath · 171 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 171 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route299 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
14,504 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,504 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Rock Dove · Raven · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail +22
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwiftApus apus
- MagpiePica pica
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2024
Red Fox · Badger · Brown Rat
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Cherry Aphid · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Japanese Knotweed · Orange Balsam · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Norway Maple · Red Valerian +20
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,504 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPeregrine · Rock Dove · Raven · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail +22
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- SwiftApus apus
- MagpiePica pica
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2024
Red Fox · Badger · Brown Rat
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Cherry Aphid · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Japanese Knotweed · Orange Balsam · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Norway Maple · Red Valerian +20
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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