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Thornton War Memorial

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Glittering Wood-moss +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Glittering Wood-moss +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Agriotes obscurus · last seen 2024; Insects — Agriotes obscurus · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Calderdale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Worth WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Calder Aire LinkWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route

Bradford Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route

Named route

N/ACycling route149 m

Named routeLength 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route39 m

Named routeLength 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route55 m

Named routeLength 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

5,647 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,647 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Jackdaw +42

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
RavenCorvus corax
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CurlewNumenius arquata
SwiftApus apus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit · Weasel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
WeaselMustela nivalis

🌿

Plants9 species

winter

2026

Glittering Wood-moss · Waved Silk-moss · Bristly Haircap · Neat Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss +4

Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,647 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

autumn

2025

Carrion Crow · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Jackdaw +42

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common GullLarus canus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great TitParus major
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
SwallowHirundo rustica
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
RavenCorvus corax
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
CurlewNumenius arquata
SwiftApus apus
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus

🦌

Mammals3 species

autumn

2025

Roe Deer · Rabbit · Weasel

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
WeaselMustela nivalis

🌿

Plants9 species

winter

2026

Glittering Wood-moss · Waved Silk-moss · Bristly Haircap · Neat Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss +4

Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Red-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberi
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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