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Getting here

53.58924, -1.62579

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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· Free

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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Vine Weevil, Hairy Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — Vine Weevil, Hairy Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Dearne WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional 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

Main RouteCycling route6.2 km

Named routeRef 627Length 6.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,297 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,297 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +34

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,297 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Starling · Magpie · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +34

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Feral CatFelis catus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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