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Thornton Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.81875, -1.64819

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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
  • 🅿️Stanningley Sports and Amateur Rugby League Club 209m away — 8 car parks within reach

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

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 66

Varies

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

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Welcome WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Aire Valley Towpathpublic footpath · 111 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 111 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Aire Valley Towpathpublic footpath · 805 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 805 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
Aire Valley Towpathpublic footpath · 963 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 963 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route
Route CS3Cycling route
Named routeRef CS3Regional cycle route
Armley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef Ar-CCLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cruisin' 'long the canal on a boat with no name

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cruisin' 'long the canal on a boat with no name

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🌱Pudsey ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Farnley Hall ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Pudsey ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Armley ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Bramley ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Westroyd ParkUrban park1.9 km→

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