Myers Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.61183, -1.71581
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route▾
Dearne WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Pen-Den TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Riverside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Photos
Penistone Road (A629) at Kirkburton
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Wildlife to spot
3,380 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,380 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +33
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WigeonMareca penelope
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Newt
caddisflies · Harlequin Ladybird · Pachyrhinus lethierryi · Blue-winged Olive · Birch Bark Beetle +2
- caddisfliesTrichoptera2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi
- Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2024
- Birch Bark BeetleScolytus ratzeburgii2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Japanese Knotweed · Guelder-rose · Rosebay Willowherb · Garlic Mustard · Wood-sorrel +5
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,380 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMagpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +33
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- WigeonMareca penelope
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Newt
caddisflies · Harlequin Ladybird · Pachyrhinus lethierryi · Blue-winged Olive · Birch Bark Beetle +2
- caddisfliesTrichoptera2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi
- Blue-winged OliveSerratella ignita2024
- Birch Bark BeetleScolytus ratzeburgii2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Japanese Knotweed · Guelder-rose · Rosebay Willowherb · Garlic Mustard · Wood-sorrel +5
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024
- Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
stonefliesPlecoptera2024stonefliesPlecoptera2024Ramsons
Ramsons
Allium ursinum2024
Allium ursinum2024
Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2024Wood HorsetailEquisetum sylvaticum2024Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2024Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum2024Events & activities nearby
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