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Honley Old Wood - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.60889, -1.82346

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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
  • 🅿️Meltham road Car park 240m away — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

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

10 signed routes nearby · 46 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route
Named route
Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Riverside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Healey Housespublic footpath · 268 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 268 mPath type: service
Scar Top Lanepublic footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface dirtPath type: path
Scar Toppublic footpath · 40 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route299 m
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route771 m
Named routeRef 68Length 771 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route500 m
Named routeRef 69Length 500 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
James Lanebridleway · 36 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mSurface compactedPath type: track
James Lanebyway open to all traffic · 107 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 107 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Turbid Lanebyway open to all traffic · 480 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 480 mSurface dirtPath type: track
James Lanebridleway · 209 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 209 mSurface concretePath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing near Crosland Hall

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing near Crosland Hall

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🌱Greenhead ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦BEAUMONT PARKHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Old People's ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Old People's ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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