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Hemplow Wood - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.60269, -1.93692

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 253m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

9 activities

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 68 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Oldham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Spring Head Lanepublic footpath · 486 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 486 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Mellor Bridgepublic footpath · 10 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mSurface settPath type: footway
Standedge Trailpublic footpath · 27 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mPath type: track
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route964 m
Named routeRef 68Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route771 m
Named routeRef 68Length 771 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m
Named routeRef 68Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route43 m
Named routeRef 68Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Huddersfield Narrow Canal between Tunnel End and Marsden

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Huddersfield Narrow Canal between Tunnel End and Marsden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The ParkUrban park900 m→🌱The ParkUrban park900 m→💧Slaithwaite ReservoirReservoir3.9 km→💧Slaithwaite ReservoirReservoir3.9 km→💧Booth Wood ReservoirReservoir4.7 km→✦Nathan'sHistoric site2.5 km→

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