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Hall Heys Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.60486, -1.83190

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lesser Black-backed Gull and Canada Goose
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Canada Goose, Tufted Duck +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Canada Goose, Tufted Duck +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Canada Goose, Tufted Duck +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 53 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route
Named route
Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Riverside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bank Woodpublic footpath · 180 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 180 mPath type: residential
Far Fields Lanepublic footpath · 606 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 606 mPath type: track
Meltham Waypublic footpath · 556 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 556 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route964 m
Named routeRef 68Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route771 m
Named routeRef 68Length 771 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m
Named routeRef 68Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route43 m
Named routeRef 68Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
James Lanebyway open to all traffic · 107 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 107 mSurface compactedPath type: track
James Lanebridleway · 209 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 209 mSurface concretePath type: track
James Lanebridleway · 36 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Turbid Lanebyway open to all traffic · 480 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 480 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through Bank Wood

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through Bank Wood

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🌱Old People's ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Old People's ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦BEAUMONT PARKHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Holmeside Memorial GardenUrban park4.9 km→

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