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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
53.71071, -1.87349
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 372m away — 3 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 372m away — 3 car parks within reach, toilets nearby
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Welsh Poppy +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km▾
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route60 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Kensington Road - Skircoat Moor Road
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Wildlife to spot
9,186 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,186 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +38
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
🌿Plants24 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Common Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +19
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,186 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +38
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
🌿Plants24 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap · Common Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Clustered Feather-moss +19
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Swan's-neck Thyme-moss
Mnium hornum
Mnium hornum
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumBristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferumGreat Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Western GorseUlex gallii2025Western GorseUlex gallii2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025