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Gate Royd Wood

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.62354, -1.55050

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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
  • ☕Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Kestrel +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Danish Scurvygrass, Lesser Celandine, Crosswort +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Danish Scurvygrass, Lesser Celandine, Crosswort +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Conops flavipes, Syrphus +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Conops flavipes, Syrphus +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dearne WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Royston & Carlton Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Wakefield WheelCycling route
Named routeRef WheelLocal cycle route
Wonders of WakefieldCycling route
Named routeRef WoWLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route485 m
Named routeRef 69Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route970 m
Named routeLength 970 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The edge of Gate Royd Wood

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The edge of Gate Royd Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Betty Eastwood ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Pugneys Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→🏞️BRETTONCountry park1.7 km→🦉BRETTON COUNTRY PARKNature reserve1.7 km→🌱Bretton Country ParkUrban park2.3 km→✦BRETTON HALLHistoric site2.4 km→

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