Places to see birds

Goldfinch on seed feeder

If you go birdwatching in the Airedale & Bradford area, we would be delighted to hear about your favourite haunts. More...

Barden Bridge

This walk was taken from the 'Birdwatching Walks in the Yorkshire Dales' by Brendan Threlfall. See separate article for details of this book. More...

Dowley Gap to Hirst Woods

A walk along the canal and river between Bingley and Saltaire can sometimes result in some unusual sightings. More...

Great tit perched in small tree

This woodland, managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, supports a wide range of bird and animal life. More...

Male chaffinch singing on branch

Created on a floodplain in the Kirkstall Valley, a recognised 'flyway' for wildfowl and waders on migration, the wetland habitats constructed here complements the nearby River Aire and the Leeds & Liverpool Canal Site of Special Scientific Interest. More...

Book Recommendation

Birdwatching walks in the Yorkshire Dales by Brendan Threlfall More...

Male lapwing in breeding habitat

You should park at the roadside by Glovershaw Farm, sited on the road between Eldwick and Baildon. Then walk about 200 yards in the direction of Eldwick to follow a track on the northside leading to Golcar Farm. More...

An easily accessible site high on the hill (954 ft above sea level) about 1¼ miles north-west of Keighley. It consists of 6 acres of water surrounded by a level tarmac path. One lap of the tarn is about 550 yards (1km) and there are no gates or stiles to interrupt your walk. More...