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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.63764, -1.79140
Open directionsv 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 ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Orange Balsam, Giant Hogweed +23 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Orange Balsam, Giant Hogweed +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Hey Green Circular Trail Walking route ▾
Brighouse Boundary Walk Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Length 29 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Riverside Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Holme Valley Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Birkby Bradley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
11,866 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,866 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Rock Dove +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Sand Martin Riparia riparia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Balsam · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Flowering-rush · Branched Bur-reed · Blackthorn +7
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,866 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Rock Dove +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Swift Apus apus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Stock Dove Columba oenas Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Goosander Mergus merganser Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Sand Martin Riparia riparia Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Balsam · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Flowering-rush · Branched Bur-reed · Blackthorn +7
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis Broad-leaved Pondweed Potamogeton natans Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca 