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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
53.76662, -1.78729
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mute Swan +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mute Swan +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Japanese Rose, Himalayan Balsam +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km▾
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route56 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
10,801 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,801 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Mute Swan · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Coot +35
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Melanostoma · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
🌿Plants19 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Springy Turf-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Water Screw-moss · Hooded Bristle-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss +14
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,801 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Mute Swan · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Coot +35
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals1 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Melanostoma · Swollen-thighed Beetle
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
- MelanostomaMelanostoma
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
🌿Plants19 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Springy Turf-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Water Screw-moss · Hooded Bristle-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss +14
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Water Screw-mossSyntrichia latifolia
- Hooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatum
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Neat Feather-moss
Neat Feather-moss
Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Pseudoscleropodium purum2025
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2025Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025BugleAjuga reptans2025BugleAjuga reptans2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025