Woodsome Hall Golf Course 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.62429, -1.72559
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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🦉 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 +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Common Sorrel +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Thistle +105 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Ribwort Plantain, Creeping Thistle +105 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — caddisflies, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — caddisflies, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 34 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
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Wildlife to spot
11,620 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,620 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Newt
caddisflies · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pachyrhinus lethierryi · Blue-winged Olive +3
caddisflies Trichoptera2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2024 Birch Bark Beetle Scolytus ratzeburgii2024 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Rosebay Willowherb · Guelder-rose · Harebell · Common Ragwort +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Garlic Mustard Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,620 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swift Apus apus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jay Garrulus glandarius Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Newt
caddisflies · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Pachyrhinus lethierryi · Blue-winged Olive +3
caddisflies Trichoptera2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pachyrhinus lethierryi Pachyrhinus lethierryi Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2024 Birch Bark Beetle Scolytus ratzeburgii2024 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Japanese Knotweed · Rosebay Willowherb · Guelder-rose · Harebell · Common Ragwort +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Garlic Mustard Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024 Alliaria petiolata
Alliaria petiolata
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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