Cadding Wood - Conifer woodland
17 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
53.50518, -1.85551
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin
Free
Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 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▾
17 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▾
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route279 m▾
Named routeRef 62Length 279 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 62Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Woodland above Heyden Brook
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Wildlife to spot
4,843 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,843 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Kestrel · Robin · Mallard · Blackbird · Coal Tit +50
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TealAnas crecca
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects5 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Limodromus assimilis · Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Bibio pomonae · Sciara hemerobioides
- Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis
- Notonecta (Notonecta) obliquaNotonecta (Notonecta) obliqua
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
- Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides2025
🌿Plants7 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Hart's-Tongue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Cowberry · Coltsfoot · Yarrow +2
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Procumbent Pearlwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,843 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Kestrel · Robin · Mallard · Blackbird · Coal Tit +50
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- TealAnas crecca
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common GullLarus canus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects5 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Limodromus assimilis · Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Bibio pomonae · Sciara hemerobioides
- Limodromus assimilisLimodromus assimilis
- Notonecta (Notonecta) obliquaNotonecta (Notonecta) obliqua
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
- Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides2025
🌿Plants7 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Hart's-Tongue · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Cowberry · Coltsfoot · Yarrow +2
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
- CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Procumbent Pearlwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sagina procumbens2025
Sagina procumbens2025
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025