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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Calderdale Getting here
53.68448, -2.06378
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Pennine Way passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Pennine Way passes nearby 🐕 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 — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Curlew +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Curlew +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, 7-spot Ladybird +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Cross-leaved Heath +148 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Cross-leaved Heath +148 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Todmorden Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 10 Walking route 18.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
Named route Length 18.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map 90 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Todmorden High School Safe Route to School Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 111 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 111 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 75 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 75 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 189 m ▾
Named route Ref 66 Length 189 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos Pennine Way alongside Warland Reservoir
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Wildlife to spot
2,424 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,424 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Willow Warbler · Swallow +42
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus · Green Shieldbug · Ctenicera cuprea +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea Kidney-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lustrous Bog-moss · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · Cross-leaved Heath · Glittering Wood-moss · Heather +11
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,424 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Willow Warbler · Swallow +42
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Red Fox
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Platycheirus albimanus · Green Shieldbug · Ctenicera cuprea +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea Kidney-spot Ladybird 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lustrous Bog-moss · Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · Cross-leaved Heath · Glittering Wood-moss · Heather +11
Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens Blunt-leaved Bog-moss Sphagnum palustre Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chilocorus renipustulatus2024
Chilocorus renipustulatus2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2024
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus
Heather (Girdled) Colletes Colletes succinctus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Common Haircap Polytrichum commune s.l.
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Bristly Haircap Polytrichum piliferum
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis2025
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2024
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2024
Early Goldenrod Solidago gigantea2024
Early Goldenrod Solidago gigantea2024
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2023
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum2023
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2023
Downy Birch Betula pubescens2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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