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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Calderdale Getting here
53.71420, -1.85025
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Common Smoothcap, Himalayan Balsam +65 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Common Smoothcap, Himalayan Balsam +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Bistort, Parsley-leaved Bramble, Red Dead-nettle +6 more foraging species
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Route 69
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 5 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 Calderdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Brighouse Boundary Walk Walking route 29 km ▾
Named route Length 29 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hebble Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Bronte Way Walking route 71 km ▾
Named route Length 71 km Regional walking route
Show on map Lilly Lane public footpath · 74 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 74 m Path type: footway
Show on map 69 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 West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 60 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 60 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Boys Lane bridleway · 59 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 59 m Surface sett Incline down Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
7,127 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,127 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin +34
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Heath Plait-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Bristly Haircap · Neat Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap +27
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,127 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Robin +34
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Heath Plait-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Bristly Haircap · Neat Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap +27
Heath Plait-moss Hypnum jutlandicum Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Swan's-neck Thyme-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mnium hornum
Mnium hornum
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Whitish Feather-moss Brachythecium albicans
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana2025
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Parsley-leaved Bramble Rubus laciniatus2025
Parsley-leaved Bramble Rubus laciniatus2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Western Gorse Ulex gallii2025
Western Gorse Ulex gallii2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025 