Stainland Memorial Park
12 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha
Getting here
53.67442, -1.88368
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦116+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 191m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +113 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +113 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Gatekeeper, Large Red Damselfly +64 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km▾
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Colne Valley Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
77 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 route964 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route771 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 771 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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War Memorial - Stainland Memorial Park
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Wildlife to spot
1,821 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,821 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Blue Tit +40
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Common Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Himalayan Balsam · Glittering Wood-moss · Juniper Haircap +18
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,821 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird · Blue Tit +40
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common ToadBufo bufo2025
Common Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Himalayan Balsam · Glittering Wood-moss · Juniper Haircap +18
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
- Juniper HaircapPolytrichum juniperinum
- Broom Fork-mossDicranum scoparium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silky Forklet-moss
Silky Forklet-moss
Dicranella heteromalla
Dicranella heteromalla
Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumWaved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumBank HaircapPolytrichum formosumRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataSessile OakQuercus petraea2025Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024Common BistortBistorta officinalis2024