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Clap House Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.61553, -1.56021

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Wakefield WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route
Wonders of WakefieldCycling route
Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route485 m
Named routeRef 69Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 69Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sewage works and wooded bank, West Bretton

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sewage works and wooded bank, West Bretton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Betty Eastwood ParkUrban park3.6 km→🏞️BRETTONCountry park600 m→🦉BRETTON COUNTRY PARKNature reserve600 m→🌱Bretton Country ParkUrban park1.2 km→✦BRETTON HALLHistoric site1.3 km→🌱LongfieldsUrban park3.4 km→

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