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Sycamore Recreation Ground

3 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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53.58103, -1.76995

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Mallard
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Corizus hyoscyami, Eristalis pertinax +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Corizus hyoscyami, Eristalis pertinax +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Dearne WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 7Walking route16.9 km

Named routeLength 16.9 kmRegional walking route

Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km

Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route

Holme Valley Circular WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

West Field Lanepublic footpath · 123 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 123 mSurface gravelPath type: path

Miry Lanepublic footpath · 69 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route

Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network

Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route13 m

Named routeRef 627Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route51 m

Named routeRef 689Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

Berry Bank Lanebridleway · 172 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 172 mSurface compactedPath type: path

Sycamore Lanebridleway · 166 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 166 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Berry Bank Lanebridleway · 309 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 309 mSurface dirtPath type: path

Tenter Hill Roadbridleway · 283 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 283 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Sycamore Lanebridleway · 44 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 44 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

23,479 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,479 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2025

Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw +47

RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DipperCinclus cinclus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoosanderMergus merganser
NuthatchSitta europaea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2025

Field Grasshopper · Corizus hyoscyami · Eristalis pertinax · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Eristalis tenax +9

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

🌿

Plants13 species

wintersummer

2025

Common Feather-moss · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Reflexed Stonecrop · Wood Sage +8

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,479 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

winter

2025

Robin · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw +47

RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DipperCinclus cinclus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JayGarrulus glandarius
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
CurlewNumenius arquata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GoosanderMergus merganser
NuthatchSitta europaea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects14 species

springsummer

2025

Field Grasshopper · Corizus hyoscyami · Eristalis pertinax · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Eristalis tenax +9

Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

🌿

Plants13 species

wintersummer

2025

Common Feather-moss · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Reflexed Stonecrop · Wood Sage +8

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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