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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.64195, -1.76387
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rock Dove, Magpie, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Orange Balsam +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Orange Balsam +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-legged Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Red-legged Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +2 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Hogweed +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 9 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 Hey Green Circular Trail Walking route ▾
Brighouse Boundary Walk Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Length 29 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Riverside Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Holme Valley Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Kidroyd Lane public footpath · 171 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 171 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Birkby Bradley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 299 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 299 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Allotments - Somerset Road
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Wildlife to spot
15,216 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,216 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Rock Dove · Raven · Woodpigeon · Swift +21
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Rock Dove Columba livia Raven Corvus corax Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Sand Martin Riparia riparia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Badger · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Rat
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Cherry Aphid
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cherry Aphid Myzus (Myzus) cerasi Japanese Knotweed · Orange Balsam · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Cow Parsley · Norway Maple +20
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Norway Maple Acer platanoides Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Branched Bur-reed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,216 records · National Biodiversity Network Peregrine · Rock Dove · Raven · Woodpigeon · Swift +21
Peregrine Falco peregrinus Rock Dove Columba livia Raven Corvus corax Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Swift Apus apus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Sand Martin Riparia riparia Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Badger · Red Fox · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Rat
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Cherry Aphid
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata Cherry Aphid Myzus (Myzus) cerasi Japanese Knotweed · Orange Balsam · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Cow Parsley · Norway Maple +20
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Norway Maple Acer platanoides Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Branched Bur-reed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sparganium erectum
Sparganium erectum
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa
Large-leaved Avens Geum macrophyllum
Large-leaved Avens Geum macrophyllum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Cherry Plum Prunus cerasifera
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024
Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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