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Altar Wood

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Paul Glazzard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

53.85940, -1.86742

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Bistort, Great Scented Liverwort +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Buttercup, Spear Thistle +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Small White, Marmalade Hoverfly +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Small White, Marmalade Hoverfly +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Senior WayWalking route
Named route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Airedale Greenway (Keighley/Riddlesden)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 696Cycling route
Named routeRef 696National Cycle Network
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route
Named route
N/ACycling route695 m
Named routeLength 695 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
Family cycle routeMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Altar Lanebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Altar Lanebridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Altar Wood Farm

📷 Paul Glazzard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Altar Wood Farm

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