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Squirrel Ditch Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.63108, -1.77118

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 232m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 24 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
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

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National 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
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Clough Hall Lanebyway open to all traffic · 311 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 311 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Clough Hall Lanebyway open to all traffic · 159 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 159 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland Path - Wood Lane

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland Path - Wood Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Greenhead ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦BEAUMONT PARKHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Old People's ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Old People's ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Almondbury Recreation GroundUrban park1.4 km→🌱Ravensknowle ParkUrban park1.8 km→

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