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Rookes Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.73078, -1.79203

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

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 · 18 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
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 66Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route534 m
Named routeRef 66Length 534 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Lees Lanebridleway · 533 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 533 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bottom Hall Beck at the viaduct , off Rookes Lane, Hipperholme

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bottom Hall Beck at the viaduct , off Rookes Lane, Hipperholme

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shibden ParkUrban park3 km→✦SHIBDEN HALLHistoric site3.1 km→🦉SHIBDEN PARK AND CUNNERY WOODNature reserve3.1 km→🌱Wellholme ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Shibden ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Lane Head Recreation GroundUrban park2.6 km→

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