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Cat Clough

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Rob Bainbridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

53.86083, -1.98266

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 240m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Foxglove, Ash +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Bistort, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Meadowsweet +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Odontocerum albicorne, Beraea maurus, Rhyacophila dorsalis +28 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Odontocerum albicorne, Beraea maurus, Rhyacophila dorsalis +28 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Senior WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Airedale Greenway (Keighley/Riddlesden)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route435 m
Named routeLength 435 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route279 m
Named routeLength 279 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route281 m
Named routeLength 281 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dean Lanebridleway · 5 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mSurface cobblestonePath type: track
Dean Lanebridleway · 221 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 221 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: track
Dean Lanebridleway · 142 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 142 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: track
Fallow Lanebridleway · 486 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 486 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Dean Lanebridleway · 356 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 356 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking down Newsholme Dean

📷 Rob Bainbridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking down Newsholme Dean

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🌱Cliffe Castle ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Devonshire ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Holden ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Central ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Lund ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Cross Roads ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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