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Owlers Wood - Broadleaved woodland

10 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.60273, -1.61267

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 131m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dearne WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pen-Den TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Back Lanebridleway · 265 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 265 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Far Langley Lanebridleway · 14 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 14 mPath type: bridleway
Far Langley Lanebridleway · 358 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 358 mPath type: bridleway
Langley Lanebridleway · 10 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mPath type: bridleway
Back Lanebridleway · 55 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kiln Lane towards Emley

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kiln Lane towards Emley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cannon Hall Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦CANNON HALLHistoric site4 km→🏞️CANNON HALL PARKCountry park4.1 km→🌱Kaye’s Millennium GreenUrban park900 m→🌱Cliffe Woods and ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Cliffe Woods and ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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