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Birks Wood

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

53.86398, -1.75960

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Blackbird
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Neat Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Tawny Mining Bee, Pavid Willow Nematine +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 77 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal walking route
6 Dales TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Heygate Lanepublic footpath · 216 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 216 mPath type: path
Lonk House Lanepublic footpath · 97 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Lonk House Lanepublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mSurface compactedPath type: service
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Cycling

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Airedale Greenway (Shipley)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 696Cycling route
Named routeRef 696National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 696Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 66Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

19 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ladderbanks Lanebridleway · 135 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 135 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Willow Lanebridleway · 152 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 152 mSurface compactedPath type: unclassified
Lonk House Lanebridleway · 39 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 39 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Sconce Lanebridleway · 41 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 41 mPath type: service
Sconce Lanebridleway · 283 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 283 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through woodland near Hawksworth Spring

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through woodland near Hawksworth Spring

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chevin ParkUrban park3 km→✦ROBERTS PARKHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Springfield ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Shipley Central ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Northcliffe ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦HIGH ROYDS HOSPITALHistoric site2.6 km→

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