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Sparrow Park

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📷 Stephen Armstrong · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.74616, -1.69317

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 128m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Common Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Fringed Bog-moss, Common Feather-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km

Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Marsh Lanepublic footpath · 212 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 212 mPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route56 m

Named routeRef 66Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route73 m

Named routeRef 66Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route1.5 km

Named routeLength 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route9 m

Named routeRef 66Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 66Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

13,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds56 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Wren · Moorhen +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BuzzardButeo buteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwiftApus apus
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Common GullLarus canus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus

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Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

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Plants12 species

winter

2026

Fringed Bog-moss · Common Feather-moss · Lustrous Bog-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Heath Plait-moss +7

Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,581 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Wren · Moorhen +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BuzzardButeo buteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Rock DoveColumba livia
DunnockPrunella modularis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JackdawColoeus monedula
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SwallowHirundo rustica
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwiftApus apus
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GreenfinchChloris chloris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
Common GullLarus canus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Herring GullLarus argentatus

🦌

Mammals4 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Brown Rat · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🌿

Plants12 species

winter

2026

Fringed Bog-moss · Common Feather-moss · Lustrous Bog-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Heath Plait-moss +7

Fringed Bog-mossSphagnum fimbriatum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Lustrous Bog-mossSphagnum subnitens
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
Flat-topped Bog-mossSphagnum fallax
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Feathery Bog-mossSphagnum cuspidatum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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