Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.69883, -1.63726
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Copper Underwing agg., Heart & Dart +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +24 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route▾
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 699National Cycle Network
Wakefield WheelCycling route▾
Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route983 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 983 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route241 m▾
Named routeRef 699Length 241 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Play Area - Rock House Drive
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Wildlife to spot
8,233 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,233 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Moorhen · Wren · Robin +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species
- BadgerMeles meles
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn · Bishop's Mitre +2
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
🌿Plants20 species
wintersummer
2026▾
White Clover · Herb-Robert · Giant Hogweed · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss +15
- White CloverTrifolium repens2024
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Springy Turf-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,233 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Magpie · Moorhen · Wren · Robin +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- GoosanderMergus merganser2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species
- BadgerMeles meles
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2024
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn · Bishop's Mitre +2
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common Rose FusehornArge pagana
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
- Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024
🌿Plants20 species
wintersummer
2026▾
White Clover · Herb-Robert · Giant Hogweed · Clustered Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss +15
- White CloverTrifolium repens2024
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Springy Turf-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumWall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2025Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2025Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2024Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024