Sands Recreation Area 8 ha
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.58038, -1.77912
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Danelaw Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Danelaw Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wood Sage, Fox-and-cubs +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wood Sage, Fox-and-cubs +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 21 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 7 Walking route 16.9 km ▾
Named route Length 16.9 km 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 Holme Valley Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Meltham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Miry Lane public footpath · 69 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 69 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map West Field Lane public footpath · 123 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 123 m Surface gravel Path type: path
Show on map Huddersfield Road public footpath · 140 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 140 m Surface asphalt Incline up Path type: service
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional 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 Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 161 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 161 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Ref 627 Length 13 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Berry Bank Lane bridleway · 172 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 172 m Surface compacted Path type: path
Show on map Berry Bank Lane bridleway · 309 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 309 m Surface dirt Path type: path
Show on map Berry Bank Lane bridleway · 120 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 120 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Photos MURCO filling station, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth
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Wildlife to spot
25,370 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,370 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Rock Dove Columba livia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Jay Garrulus glandarius Swift Apus apus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Curlew Numenius arquata Canada Goose Branta canadensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Corizus hyoscyami · Eristalis pertinax · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Eristalis tenax +9
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Reflexed Stonecrop · Wood Sage +2
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,370 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Martin Delichon urbicum Rock Dove Columba livia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tawny Owl Strix aluco Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Jay Garrulus glandarius Swift Apus apus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Curlew Numenius arquata Canada Goose Branta canadensis Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 14 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Corizus hyoscyami · Eristalis pertinax · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Eristalis tenax +9
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Feather-moss · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Reflexed Stonecrop · Wood Sage +2
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens
Agapanthia villosoviridescens Agapanthia villosoviridescens
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Tipula maxima Tipula maxima
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta 