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Cold Royd Wood

3 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.65367, -1.73523

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Tawny Owl, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Elder, Ramsons, Common Chickweed +5 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +95 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing +95 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Hyacinthoides +60 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, Hyacinthoides +60 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route
Named route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Riverside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Holme Valley Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
KIR/255/10public footpath · 63 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mIncline downPath type: footway
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National 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
Main RouteCycling route299 m
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stead Lanebridleway · 195 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 195 mPath type: bridleway
Balk Lanebridleway · 159 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 159 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cold Royd Lane, Dalton, Huddersfield

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cold Royd Lane, Dalton, Huddersfield

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Greenhead ParkUrban park4.1 km→🦉DALTON BANKNature reserve1.2 km→🌱Ravensknowle ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Almondbury Recreation GroundUrban park2.6 km→🌱St Peter's GardensUrban park3.1 km→🌱Norman ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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