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Meg Scar Wood - Broadleaved woodland

14 ha

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.66913, -1.94513

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

6 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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 17 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
Colne Valley Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mytholmroyd Stoodley PikeWalking route
Named route
Holme House Lanepublic footpath · 274 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 274 mPath type: track
Mill Fold Waypublic footpath · 64 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 64 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route964 m
Named routeRef 68Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route771 m
Named routeRef 68Length 771 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Quakers Lanebridleway · 452 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 452 mPath type: bridleway
Folly Lanebridleway · 353 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 353 mPath type: bridleway
Heys Lanebyway open to all traffic · 794 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 794 mPath type: track
Brook Grains Lanebridleway · 130 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 130 mPath type: bridleway
Cliffe Lanebyway open to all traffic · 281 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 281 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pretoria Bridge (FB)

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pretoria Bridge (FB)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stainland Memorial ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Shaw Lane FieldsUrban park4.2 km→✦Ripponden (or Waterloo) BridgeHistoric site700 m→🌱Norland Public ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Norland ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Allan ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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