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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.66120, -1.64104
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 — Mute Swan, Swift, Mallard +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Swift, Mallard +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Floating Pennywort, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +68 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Floating Pennywort, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Hogweed +11 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +46 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +46 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 Dearne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary Walk Walking route ▾
60 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 National Cycle Network Route 699 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 699 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
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 Photos Burial ground, Thornhill Baptist Church
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Wildlife to spot
3,471 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,471 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Whitethroat Curruca communis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Southern Hawker · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Volucella pellucens · Eudasyphora cyanella
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella Floating Pennywort · Water Fern · Japanese Knotweed · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Rosebay Willowherb +11
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2024 Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024 Mugwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,471 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Lesser Black-backed Gull +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Robin Erithacus rubecula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Whitethroat Curruca communis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia Starling Sturnus vulgaris Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Southern Hawker · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Volucella pellucens · Eudasyphora cyanella
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Eudasyphora cyanella Eudasyphora cyanella Floating Pennywort · Water Fern · Japanese Knotweed · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Rosebay Willowherb +11
Floating Pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides2024 Water Fern Azolla filiculoides2024 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2024 Mugwort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Artemisia vulgaris2024
Artemisia vulgaris2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2024
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2024
Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe crocata2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2024
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2024
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2024
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2024
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris2024
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2024
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Holly Ilex aquifolium2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2024
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