Wooldale Recreation Ground
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.57663, -1.77019
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Gatekeeper +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Dearne WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 7Walking route16.9 km▾
Named routeLength 16.9 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km▾
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Holme Valley Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
South Streetpublic footpath · 28 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mSurface settPath type: residential
West Field Lanepublic footpath · 567 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 567 mSurface gravelPath type: track
West Field Lanepublic footpath · 123 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 123 mSurface gravelPath type: path
29 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
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13 m▾
Named routeRef 627Length 13 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route809 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sycamore Lanebridleway · 44 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 44 mPath type: service
Sycamore Lanebridleway · 166 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 166 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Tenter Hill Roadbridleway · 283 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 283 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
24,138 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,138 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Jackdaw · Blackbird +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Field Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax +6
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Xylota segnis
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Feather-moss · Wall-rue
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,138 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Jackdaw · Blackbird +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwiftApus apus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Field Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Corizus hyoscyami · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax +6
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Xylota segnis
🌿Plants2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Feather-moss · Wall-rue
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisAgapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescensAgapanthia villosoviridescensTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae