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Staups Common

8 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.73414, -1.83687

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Staups Lane car park 129m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Magpie, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Bristly Haircap, Neat Feather-moss +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Bristly Haircap, Neat Feather-moss +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Ramsons, Parsley-leaved Bramble +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus, Black-horned Gem, 7-spot Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Black-horned Gem, 7-spot Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

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
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route60 m
Named routeRef 66Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Horley Green Lanebridleway · 157 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 157 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Horley Green Lanebridleway · 326 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 326 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Site of the water supply for Tod Bottom, Northowram

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Site of the water supply for Tod Bottom, Northowram

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