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Gravel Pit Wood

8 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.75010, -1.46645

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 195m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Vervain +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Vervain +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Blue Damselfly +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Blue Damselfly +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Hillside HikeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Reedbed RambleWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lowther LoopWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

109 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef G-CCLocal cycle route
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route
Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef M-CCLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 697Cycling route
Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders

📷 Wikipedia · Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Temple Newsam EstateUrban park3.8 km→✦Temple NewsamHistoric site3.7 km→🌱The East LawnUrban park3.7 km→✦OULTON HALLHistoric site700 m→🌱Rothwell Country ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Swillington parkUrban park3.5 km→

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