Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.74575, -1.85372
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +61 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bristly Haircap, Heath Plait-moss, Broom Fork-moss +23 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Black-horned Gem +10 more · last seen 2025
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Calderdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km▾
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km▾
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calderdale Way LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route▾
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Fall Lanebridleway · 223 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 223 mPath type: bridleway
Hag Lanebridleway · 676 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 676 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Addersgate Lanebridleway · 308 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 308 mPath type: unclassified
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
The Calderdale Way following Simm Carr Lane, Shibden Dale, Halifax
Photos
The Calderdale Way following Simm Carr Lane, Shibden Dale, Halifax
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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