Upper Spring ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.57973, -1.60185
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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Ramsons, Dandelion +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Purple-loosestrife, Field Wood-rush +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Willow Bean-galler, Swollen-thighed Beetle +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Willow Bean-galler, Swollen-thighed Beetle +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 19 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 Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Wakefield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Penistone Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Dearne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 627 Length 6.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Spring lambs on Hoyland Hill
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Wildlife to spot
4,433 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,433 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Chaffinch +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Feral Cat · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Feral Cat Felis catus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Willow Bean-galler · Western Honey Bee · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Purple-loosestrife · Hemp-agrimony · Gypsywort · Marsh Woundwort · Buttonweed +9
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Buttonweed Cotula coronopifolia Ash Fraxinus excelsior Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,433 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Chaffinch +40
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Squirrel · American Mink · Feral Cat · Brown Hare
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis American Mink Neovison vison Feral Cat Felis catus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Willow Bean-galler · Western Honey Bee · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Purple-loosestrife · Hemp-agrimony · Gypsywort · Marsh Woundwort · Buttonweed +9
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Buttonweed Cotula coronopifolia Ash Fraxinus excelsior Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Black Bryony Tamus communis
Broad Bean Vicia faba
Broad Bean Vicia faba
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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