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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.64289, -1.68397

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed +45 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed +45 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Speckled Wood +36 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Speckled Wood +36 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dearne WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km

Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Riverside WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route

Named routeRef 699National Cycle Network

Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal 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

Wildlife to spot

5,934 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,934 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit +43

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SwiftApus apus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Cercopis vulnerata

Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,934 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

spring

2025

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Wren · Great Tit +43

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SwallowHirundo rustica
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
SwiftApus apus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2024

Cercopis vulnerata

Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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