Woodsome Hall Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 65 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 65 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.62060, -1.73332
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cleavers, Grass, Buttercup +123 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Hogweed +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — caddisflies, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +22 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Hey Green Circular Trail Walking route ▾
Riverside Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Holme Valley Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Holme Valley Riverside Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Birkby Bradley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local 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 299 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 299 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 594 m ▾
Named route Ref 69 Length 594 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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 Woodsome Hall-out building
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11,416 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,416 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Newt
caddisflies · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Pachyrhinus lethierryi +4
caddisflies Trichoptera2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2024 Rosebay Willowherb · Japanese Knotweed · Foxglove · Garlic Mustard · Red Valerian +10
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Rowan Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,416 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +34
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Newt
caddisflies · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Pachyrhinus lethierryi +4
caddisflies Trichoptera2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2024 Rosebay Willowherb · Japanese Knotweed · Foxglove · Garlic Mustard · Red Valerian +10
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Red Valerian Centranthus ruber Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Rowan Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Birch Bark Beetle
Birch Bark Beetle
Scolytus ratzeburgii2024
Scolytus ratzeburgii2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024 Sorbus aucuparia
Sorbus aucuparia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2024
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2024 