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Birkby Brow Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.74068, -1.63695

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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
🅿️Showcase Cinemas 122m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Showcase Cinemas 122m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Kirklees WayWalking route116 km

Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Wakefield WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dewsbury and District Ramblers Centenary WalkWalking route

Named route

Bronte WayWalking route71 km

Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route

Leeds Country WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

Route CS3Cycling route

Named routeRef CS3Regional cycle route

Wakefield WheelCycling route

Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 66Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route17 m

Named routeLength 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route90 m

Named routeLength 90 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

30,789 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,789 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

autumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +19

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
JackdawColoeus monedula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Coal TitPeriparus ater

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Plants2 species

winter

2025

Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Smoothcap

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,789 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

autumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +19

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock DoveColumba livia
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
JackdawColoeus monedula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Coal TitPeriparus ater

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2025

Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Smoothcap

Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A track approaching Leeds Road, Birkby Brow Wood, Morley

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🌱Oakwell Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🦉OAKWELL PARKNature reserve2.3 km→🏞️OAKWELL HALLCountry park2.3 km→🌱Oakwell Hall Country ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Wilton ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Adwalton CommonUrban park2.1 km→

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