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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.64773, -1.78102
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Coffeevolution — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Coffeevolution — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Orange Balsam, Giant Hogweed +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route▾
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km▾
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Riverside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
55 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
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route299 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
10,710 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,710 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Rock Dove +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Cherry Aphid
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi
Orange Balsam · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Flowering-rush · Branched Bur-reed · Traveller's-joy +15
- Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
- Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Great Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,710 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Magpie · Blackbird · Rock Dove +38
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great TitParus major
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 2-spot Ladybird · Cherry Aphid
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi
Orange Balsam · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Flowering-rush · Branched Bur-reed · Traveller's-joy +15
- Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
- Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus
- Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Great Willowherb
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epilobium hirsutum
Epilobium hirsutum
Large-leaved AvensGeum macrophyllumLarge-leaved AvensGeum macrophyllumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonicaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesEvents & activities nearby
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