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Cockley Wood

3 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.64537, -1.67905

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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 — Great Tit, Wren, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Wren, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed +6 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed +6 more · last seen 2022

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Dearne WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Riverside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 699Cycling route
Named routeRef 699National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cockley Wood, east of Liley Lane

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cockley Wood, east of Liley Lane

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🌱Dewsbury Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Knowl ParkUrban park3.8 km→🦉DALTON BANKNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Almondbury Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🌱Fernside ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Fernside ParkUrban park4 km→

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