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Castle Scout Plantation

3 ha

📷 thorpe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.76796, -1.97235

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Kestrel +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Kestrel +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Greater Fork-moss, Bud-headed Groove-moss +15 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Greater Fork-moss, Bud-headed Groove-moss +15 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Tiger Beetle · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Crags Walk, Hardcastle CragsWalking route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

52 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
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 68Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 66Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Castle Carr c1987

📷 thorpe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castle Carr c1987

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🦉JERUSALEM FARMNature reserve2.9 km→🌱New Road Memorial GardensUrban park4.1 km→🌱Calder Holmes ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱New Road Memorial GardensUrban park4.1 km→🌱Pinfold Picnic AreaUrban park3.7 km→✦Saint Thomas a Becket ruinsHistoric site3.9 km→

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