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Hathershelf Scout Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

53.72598, -1.97402

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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
  • 🅿️St Michael's Square car park 34m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Canada Goose +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Canada Goose +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Hart's-Tongue, Marsh Woundwort +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Aphrophora alni, Willow Bean-galler +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Aphrophora alni, Willow Bean-galler +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Guelder-rose, Black Currant +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Crags Walk, Hardcastle CragsWalking route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Calder Valley to Ickornshaw)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Royal Foldpublic footpath · 32 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 32 mPath type: service
Scout Bottom Lanepublic footpath · 338 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 338 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

82 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 68Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track in Hathershelf Scout Wood, Mytholmroyd

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Hathershelf Scout Wood, Mytholmroyd

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🌱Calder Holmes ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱New Road Memorial GardensUrban park3.1 km→🌱New Road Memorial GardensUrban park3.1 km→🦉JERUSALEM FARMNature reserve3.1 km→🌱Pinfold Picnic AreaUrban park4 km→✦Saint Thomas a Becket ruinsHistoric site4 km→

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