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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.78797, -1.78206
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Canada Goose
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Canada Goose
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Canada Goose, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Canada Goose, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Common Earthball, Leptosporomyces fuscostratus +100 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rosemary Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, Lily Beetle +99 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route▾
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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route▾
Photos
Spencer Road - viewed from Farnham Road
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,825 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,825 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +30
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- CootFulica atra2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common GullLarus canus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- GadwallMareca strepera2023
🐝Insects39 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Syrphus · Rosemary Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Eupeodes +34
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
🌿Plants7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Rosebay Willowherb · Rowan · Sycamore +2
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,825 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Canada Goose · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +30
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- CootFulica atra2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2024
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common GullLarus canus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- GoosanderMergus merganser2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- GadwallMareca strepera2023
🐝Insects39 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Syrphus · Rosemary Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Eupeodes +34
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
🌿Plants7 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Japanese Knotweed · Himalayan Balsam · Rosebay Willowherb · Rowan · Sycamore +2
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni
Aphrophora alni
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctataPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumCommon Rose FusehornArge paganaCommon Rose FusehornArge pagana22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatusValenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidusValenzuela flavidusNimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivumPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusPotato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicusAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataAdonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegataPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusPlatycheirusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxCantharis lateralisCantharis lateralisCantharis lateralisCantharis lateralisCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2024Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2023Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini2023Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini2023Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023Giant Knotweed
Giant Knotweed
Reynoutria sachalinensis2024
Reynoutria sachalinensis2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Greater PlantainPlantago major2023Events & activities nearby
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