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Common Wood

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.72950, -1.82251

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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
  • 🅿️Wakefield Road, Hipperholme car park 315m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Common Smoothcap +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Wood-sorrel, Garlic Mustard +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dotted Border, Syrphus, Lily Beetle +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dotted Border, Syrphus, Lily Beetle +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Boggart Lanepublic footpath · 314 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 314 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route534 m
Named routeRef 66Length 534 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route308 m
Named routeRef 69Length 308 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 69Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Break Neckbridleway · 274 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 274 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Twisted trees in Common Wood, Hipperholme

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Twisted trees in Common Wood, Hipperholme

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🌱Shibden ParkUrban park1 km→✦SHIBDEN HALLHistoric site1.1 km→🦉SHIBDEN PARK AND CUNNERY WOODNature reserve1.1 km→🌱Wellholme ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Shibden ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Shroggs ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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