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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 42 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Calderdale Getting here
53.66483, -1.97002
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🌿 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 — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron ponticum +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-green Carpet, Feathered Thorn, Red-Line Quaker +28 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red-green Carpet, Feathered Thorn, Red-Line Quaker +28 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Sweet Cicely
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Todmorden Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 10 Walking route 18.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
Named route Length 18.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Calderdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map New Gate public footpath · 211 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 211 m Path type: track
Show on map Cockcroft Lane public footpath · 271 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 271 m Path type: track
Show on map 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 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 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Ryburn Reservoir and Baitings Dam
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Wildlife to spot
4,495 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,495 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mandarin Duck · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Jackdaw +31
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rock Dove Columba livia2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Frog
Japanese Knotweed · Springy Turf-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Feathery Bog-moss +10
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,495 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mandarin Duck · Blue Tit · Robin · Magpie · Jackdaw +31
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Tit Parus major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Owl Athene noctua Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rock Dove Columba livia2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Frog
Japanese Knotweed · Springy Turf-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Feathery Bog-moss +10
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lustrous Bog-moss
Lustrous Bog-moss
Sphagnum subnitens
Sphagnum subnitens
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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