Scar Wood - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.63458, -1.85402
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 249m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🛝Playground 249m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 49 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km▾
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km▾
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 5Walking route17 km▾
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km▾
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Bridge 38public footpath · 14 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: footway
Ginnel No 7public footpath · 41 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 41 mSurface unhewn_cobblestoneIncline yesPath type: footway
Kiln Browpublic footpath · 36 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mPath type: living_street
51 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
Main RouteCycling route299 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route964 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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