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Grimescar Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

53.66652, -1.80430

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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 207m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route
Named route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Riverside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route299 m
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route594 m
Named routeRef 69Length 594 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route19 m
Named routeLength 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Slant Gatebridleway · 261 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 261 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Slant Gatebridleway · 49 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 49 mPath type: track
Coach Roadbridleway · 99 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 99 mPath type: residential
Reap Hirst Roadbyway open to all traffic · 109 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 109 mSurface dirtPath type: service
Reap Hirst Roadbridleway · 305 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 305 mSurface dirtPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grimescar Wood, Fixby

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grimescar Wood, Fixby

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Greenhead ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Wellholme ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦BEAUMONT PARKHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Norman ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Reinwood recreation groundUrban park1.9 km→🌱Greenhead ParkUrban park2 km→

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