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Shrogg Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.62893, -1.74488

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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
  • 🅿️Northgate Car Park 18m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route
Named route
Riverside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Holme Valley Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Meltham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal 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
Main RouteCycling route299 m
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking up at the lower row of houses at Grasscroft

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking up at the lower row of houses at Grasscroft

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Greenhead ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦BEAUMONT PARKHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Old People's ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Old People's ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Almondbury Recreation GroundUrban park500 m→🌱Ravensknowle ParkUrban park1.9 km→

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