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The wooded ares of Hirstwood on the south side of the River Aire and Bull Copy Woods on the north provide the birder with an opportunity to see a good range of woodland species such as Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Sparrow Hawk. This area has long been an established site for the elusive Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Bull Copy Woods and the nearby Coach Road at the bottom of Shipley Glen are good places to watch for this bird. Kingfisher can be seen along the canal and River Aire and Common Sandpiper, Goosander and Dipper are not unknown. A large roost of Grey Herons can be seen throughout the autumn and winter on the 'muck-heap' to the north of Bull Copy Woods.