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Local nature reserves
Tong Moor, Birkinshaw
This is an area of unimproved grassland and scrub, with some marshy areas and ponds. It's a good place to view a range of birds and amphibians.
Dalton Bank, Dalton Bank Road, Huddersfield
A mix of conifer plantations and native woodlands, the grassland is alive with crickets and other insects in the summer and offers a good place to hunt for fungi in the autumn.
Sparrow Wood, Thornhill
A small area of woodland on the site of an old quarry. Listen out for woodpeckers hammering the old dead trees for insects.
The Spen River runs through this nature reserve and you might be lucky enough to see a kingfisher diving for minnows or other small fish. New ponds have been created and these are being left to re-colonise naturally.
Sunnybank boasts a diverse wildlife habitat, particularly important for wetland plants and insects. Management of this site includes removing some of the Yellow Flag Iris flower to create a greater area of open water.
Upper Park Wood, Honley
An area of ancient woodland made up of Oaks, Ash and a blanket of holly. A number of surrounding fields have recently been planted to increase the area of woodland here. It's a good place to see kestrels hunting for voles and other small mammals.
Gledholt Woods, Heaton Road, Huddersfield
Gledholt or 'TP Woods' local nature reserve contains an area of mature woodland and rough meadow. The woodlands support an unusual range of fungi for a site so close to a town centre. White claw crayfish, the UK's only native species, have also been found in the pond here.
Oakwell Hall Country Park has recently been declared a local nature reserve and was created from existing woodland and farmland, plus an area of land reclaimed from Gomersal pit which closed in 1973. People can get involved in a busy programme of activities and events run by the ranger service. |
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