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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Calderdale Getting here
53.74470, -2.13822
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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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 — Jackdaw, Goldfinch, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Goldfinch, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Large White +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Springy Turf-moss, Fir Clubmoss +106 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Springy Turf-moss, Fir Clubmoss +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Hawthorn, Flowering Currant +13 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Irwell Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rossendale Way Walking route ▾
A high-level route around Bacup, Rawtenstall, Haslingden and Whitworth in the Rossendale Valley, crossing the open moors and farmland of the South Pennines which roughly follows the Rossendale Borough boundary.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Todmorden Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Todmorden Centenary Way Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Todmorden High School Safe Route to School Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 68 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 1.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 111 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 111 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Calder Aire Link Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales) Mountain bike route 172.2 km ▾
Named route Length 172.2 km
Show on map Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Delf Lane bridleway · 168 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 168 m Path type: track
Show on map Shaw Lane bridleway · 174 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 174 m Surface ground Path type: bridleway
Show on map Shaw Lane bridleway · 654 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 654 m Surface gravel Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
2,184 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,184 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Great Tit +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Field Vole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Common Green Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana +21
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 🌿 Plants 34 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Fir Clubmoss · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Little Shaggy-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss +29
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Heath Star Moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,184 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Great Tit +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Curlew Numenius arquata2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2022 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2022 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2022 Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Blackbird Turdus merula2022 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Fallow Deer · Field Vole
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mole Talpa europaea2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Fallow Deer Dama dama2023 Field Vole Microtus agrestis2021 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Common Green Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Mesembrina meridiana +21
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2023 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2022 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2023 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes 🌿 Plants 34 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Fir Clubmoss · Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Little Shaggy-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss +29
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2023 Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum Heath Star Moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Tipula rufina Tipula rufina2023
Tipula rufina Tipula rufina2023
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2022
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2022
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2022
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2022
Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida2021
Pavid Willow Nematine Euura pavida2021
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2021
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis2021
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2021
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2021
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2021
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2021
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2021
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2021
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2021
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2021
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2021
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2021
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2021
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2021
Sermylassa halensis Sermylassa halensis2021
Sermylassa halensis Sermylassa halensis2021
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2021
Cixius nervosus Cixius nervosus2021
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2021
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2021 Campylopus introflexus
Campylopus introflexus
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Strict Haircap Polytrichum strictum
Trailing Tormentil Potentilla anglica2025
Trailing Tormentil Potentilla anglica2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2025
Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2024
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2024
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2024
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2024
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2024
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum2024
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2023
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2023
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum2022
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum2022
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor2022
Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor2022
Norway Spruce Picea abies2022
Norway Spruce Picea abies2022
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2022
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2022
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2022
Gorse Ulex europaeus2022
Gorse Ulex europaeus2022
White Stonecrop Sedum album2022
White Stonecrop Sedum album2022
Ivy Hedera helix2022
Ivy Hedera helix2022
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2021
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2021
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2021
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2021
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata2021
Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata2021
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora2021
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora2021
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2021
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