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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.57794, -1.94566
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Meadow Pipit, Curlew, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Curlew, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Northern Spinach +52 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Northern Spinach +52 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Bramble, Purple Moor-grass +33 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bilberry, Bramble, Purple Moor-grass +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 22 signed routes nearby · 21 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 Oldham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Oldham Link Walking route ▾
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Delph Donkey Line 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 Saddleworth Linear Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 491 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 491 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Tame Valley Loop Mountain bike route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref Advanced Length 29 km Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Swellands Reservoir, drained
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Wildlife to spot
1,957 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,957 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Skylark · Little Grebe · Mallard +46
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Curlew Numenius arquata Skylark Alauda arvensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Magpie Pica pica2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redshank Tringa totanus Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Bilberry · Bramble · Purple Moor-grass · Broad Buckler-fern · Wavy Hair-Grass +14
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,957 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Curlew · Skylark · Little Grebe · Mallard +46
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Curlew Numenius arquata Skylark Alauda arvensis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Magpie Pica pica2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Redshank Tringa totanus Rock Dove Columba livia Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Whitethroat Curruca communis Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Coot Fulica atra Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Toad
Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Bilberry · Bramble · Purple Moor-grass · Broad Buckler-fern · Wavy Hair-Grass +14
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Bramble Rubus fruticosus Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Quercus
Oak Quercus
Birch Betula
Birch Betula
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2024
Borage Borago officinalis2024
Borage Borago officinalis2024
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2023
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2023
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2023
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2023
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2023
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2023
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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