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Getting here
53.53711, -1.79486
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 on site — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 on site — 4 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Lapwing +90 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Lapwing +90 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Bibio pomonae, Common Rose Fusehorn +1 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Pennine Cycleway
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Old Salt RoadWalking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 7Walking route16.9 km
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km
Copthurst Roadpublic footpath · 404 m
Long Ing Lanepublic footpath · 430 m
Long Ing Roadpublic footpath · 159 m
🚴Cycling
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Longdendale TrailCycling route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route393 m
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Ramsden Roadbyway open to all traffic · 739 m
Wildlife to spot
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