Hartley Bank Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Kirklees Getting here
53.59934, -1.71424
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Hogweed +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Cleavers, Grass +139 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Kirklees Way Walking route 116 km ▾
Named route Length 116 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Barnsley Boundary Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hey Green Circular Trail Walking route ▾
Dearne Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pen-Den Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Shaw Lane public footpath · 206 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 206 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 627 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton) Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Ref 627 Length 13 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 627 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Long Lane bridleway · 379 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 379 m Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
Show on map Box Ings Lane bridleway · 572 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 572 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The Woodman Inn, Thunder Bridge
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Wildlife to spot
6,658 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,658 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 caddisflies · Scathophaga stercoraria · Nebria brevicollis · Blue-winged Olive · Birch Bark Beetle +4
caddisflies Trichoptera2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2024 Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2024 Birch Bark Beetle Scolytus ratzeburgii2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Japanese Knotweed · Guelder-rose · Rosebay Willowherb · Wood-sorrel · Lords-and-Ladies +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,658 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 caddisflies · Scathophaga stercoraria · Nebria brevicollis · Blue-winged Olive · Birch Bark Beetle +4
caddisflies Trichoptera2024 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis2024 Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2024 Birch Bark Beetle Scolytus ratzeburgii2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Japanese Knotweed · Guelder-rose · Rosebay Willowherb · Wood-sorrel · Lords-and-Ladies +2
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum American Skunk-cabbage Lysichiton americanus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
stoneflies Plecoptera2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum2024
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis2024
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis2024 Ramsons
Ramsons
Allium ursinum2024
Allium ursinum2024
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