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Crag Wood

✦ Ancient woodland37 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

53.83051, -1.88096

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blue Tit +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Red Clover +159 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Common Chickweed, Beech +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Cercopis vulnerata, Orange Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Senior WayWalking route
Named route
Hallas Lanepublic footpath · 163 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 163 mPath type: bridleway
Hallas Lanepublic footpath · 197 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 197 mPath type: service
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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Airedale Greenway (Keighley/Riddlesden)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 696Cycling route
Named routeRef 696National Cycle Network
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route
Named route
N/ACycling route149 m
Named routeLength 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
Family cycle routeMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Dolphin Lanebridleway · 352 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 352 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great Ridge Wood

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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