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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.71359, -1.61292
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 ☀️ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ 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 £ 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 — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Copper Underwing agg., Heart & Dart +77 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Copper Underwing agg., Heart & Dart +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Feather-moss, Argentinian Vervain +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Feather-moss, Argentinian Vervain +23 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 15 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 Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
Bronte Way Walking route 71 km ▾
Named route Length 71 km Regional walking route
Show on map Leeds Country Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref M-CC Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 699 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 699 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wakefield Wheel Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Wheel Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 983 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 983 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
Sykes Lane bridleway · 575 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 575 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos The Whitfield Centre for the Blind - Soothill Lane
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Wildlife to spot
7,327 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,327 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Collared Dove · Black-headed Gull +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Peregrine Falco peregrinus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Gull Larus canus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Merlin Falco columbarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2023 Swift Apus apus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn · Alder Leaf Beetle · Eristalis pertinax +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Athous haemorrhoidalis Common Feather-moss · Argentinian Vervain · Clustered Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Broom Fork-moss +10
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis2025 Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,327 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Collared Dove · Black-headed Gull +26
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Peregrine Falco peregrinus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rock Dove Columba livia Stock Dove Columba oenas Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Gull Larus canus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Merlin Falco columbarius Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra2023 Swift Apus apus2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2023 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 6 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Common Rose Fusehorn · Alder Leaf Beetle · Eristalis pertinax +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Athous haemorrhoidalis Common Feather-moss · Argentinian Vervain · Clustered Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Broom Fork-moss +10
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis2025 Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Broom Fork-moss Dicranum scoparium Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Athous haemorrhoidalis2024
Red-stemmed Feather-moss
Red-stemmed Feather-moss
Pleurozium schreberi
Pleurozium schreberi
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2024
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2024
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2024
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2023
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2023 