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Cadding Wood - Conifer woodland

5 ha

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.50652, -1.85001

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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
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

3 activities

Bird watching

Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Wildlife

Blanket bog priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Pennine Way (Edale to Crowden)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Longdendale TrailCycling route
Named route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route809 m
Named routeRef 68Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route279 m
Named routeRef 62Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland above Heyden Brook

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland above Heyden Brook

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Nearby places

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💧Torside ReservoirReservoir4.4 km→💧Torside ReservoirReservoir4.4 km→💧Ramsden ReservoirReservoir4.5 km→⚽Holme Recreation GroundPlaying field4.7 km→💧Woodhead ReservoirReservoir1.7 km→💧Woodhead ReservoirReservoir1.7 km→

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