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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Jackdaw
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕SOUL Wellness Hub — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Jackdaw
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
☕SOUL Wellness Hub — a good base for a longer summer day out

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🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

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6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Jackdaw, Barn Owl +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Jackdaw, Barn Owl +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Gypsywort, Himalayan Balsam +75 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Gypsywort, Himalayan Balsam +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — Hogweed, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Calderdale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hebble TrailWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Mytholmroyd Stoodley PikeWalking route

Named route

Scout RockWalking route

Named route

Calderdale Way LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

72 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

Wildlife to spot

6,002 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,002 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Peregrine · Jackdaw · Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +65

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Barn OwlTyto alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common GullLarus canus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoosanderMergus merganser
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022

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Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Vulpes +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
VulpesVulpes2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects15 species

wintersummer

2026

Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +10

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius2025
Rivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiae2024
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023
Black DarterSympetrum danae2022

🌿

Plants78 species

autumn

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Gypsywort · Himalayan Balsam · Ground-ivy · Hogweed +73

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2025
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2025
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2023
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2023
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Dactylis glomerata subsp. glomerataDactylis glomerata subsp. glomerata2023
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
TurnipBrassica rapa2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
PignutConopodium majus2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,002 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds70 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Peregrine · Jackdaw · Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +65

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Barn OwlTyto alba
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RavenCorvus corax
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great TitParus major
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
NuthatchSitta europaea
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Common GullLarus canus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
GoosanderMergus merganser
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
TealAnas crecca2023
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Vulpes +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
VulpesVulpes2024
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects15 species

wintersummer

2026

Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +10

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus2025
Larder BeetleDermestes lardarius2025
Rivellia syngenesiaeRivellia syngenesiae2024
Livid SawflyTenthredo livida2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2023
Black DarterSympetrum danae2022

🌿

Plants78 species

autumn

2026

Japanese Knotweed · Gypsywort · Himalayan Balsam · Ground-ivy · Hogweed +73

Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2023
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2023
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2023
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2023
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2023
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2025
Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis2025
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Early CrocusCrocus tommasinianus2025
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2024
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024
HonestyLunaria annua2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Pick-a-back-plantTolmiea menziesii2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2023
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2023
Giant KnotweedReynoutria sachalinensis2023
Even ScalewortRadula complanata2023
TormentilPotentilla erecta2023
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2023
Field MapleAcer campestre2023
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2023
Hedge BedstrawGalium album2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Dactylis glomerata subsp. glomerataDactylis glomerata subsp. glomerata2023
Bog StitchwortStellaria alsine2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2023
TurnipBrassica rapa2023
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2023
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
PignutConopodium majus2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2023
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2023
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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