Coney Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Calderdale Getting here
53.66387, -1.95845
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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 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Lapwing, Mallard +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Lapwing, Mallard +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron ponticum +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Feathered Thorn, Red-green Carpet +27 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Rhyacophila dorsalis, Feathered Thorn, Red-green Carpet +27 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Sweet Cicely
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
GM Ringway Stage 10 Walking route 18.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 10 - Newhey to Littleborough
Named route Length 18.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Calderdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Colne Valley Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cockcroft Lane public footpath · 271 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 271 m Path type: track
Show on map Holme House Lane public footpath · 274 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 274 m Path type: track
Show on map 39 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 964 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 964 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 771 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 771 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Heys Lane byway open to all traffic · 794 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 794 m Path type: track
Show on map Brook Grains Lane bridleway · 130 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 130 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Folly Lane bridleway · 353 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 353 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Cliffe Lane byway open to all traffic · 281 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 281 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Holme House Lane bridleway · 80 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 80 m Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Grazing land to Rishworth Hall Wood
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Wildlife to spot
6,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,487 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie +48
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Teal Anas crecca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Owl Athene noctua Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Common Gull Larus canus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Common Tern Sterna hirundo Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rock Dove Columba livia2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Frog · Common Frog
Frog Rana Common Frog Rana temporaria Japanese Knotweed · Springy Turf-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Lustrous Bog-moss +11
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,487 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Magpie +48
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Rook Corvus frugilegus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Skylark Alauda arvensis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Teal Anas crecca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Owl Athene noctua Canada Goose Branta canadensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Curlew Numenius arquata Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Common Gull Larus canus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Common Tern Sterna hirundo Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rock Dove Columba livia2024 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Frog · Common Frog
Frog Rana Common Frog Rana temporaria Japanese Knotweed · Springy Turf-moss · Red-stemmed Feather-moss · Flat-topped Bog-moss · Lustrous Bog-moss +11
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi Flat-topped Bog-moss Sphagnum fallax Lustrous Bog-moss Sphagnum subnitens Feathery Bog-moss Sphagnum cuspidatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bristly Haircap
Bristly Haircap
Polytrichum piliferum
Polytrichum piliferum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Papillose Bog-moss Sphagnum papillosum
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Bog Groove-moss Aulacomnium palustre
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2025
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2024
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2024
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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