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Haugh Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

WildlifeBirdsForaging

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.71702, -2.06468

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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
🌿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

Good to know

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

Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Jackdaw, Magpie +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Jackdaw, Magpie +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Rowan, Chinese Bramble, Common Nettle +17 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, Himalayan Balsam, Coltsfoot +121 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Cercopis vulnerata, Alder Leaf Beetle +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Cercopis vulnerata, Alder Leaf Beetle +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route

Rochdale WayWalking route

Named routeRef RochRegional walking route

Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Todmorden Centenary Way LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

100 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

Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 68Cycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route113 m

Named routeRef 68Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

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

🐴

Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths

Baulk Head Lanebridleway · 213 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 213 mPath type: track

Baulk Headbridleway · 215 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 215 mPath type: track

Cross Lanebridleway · 102 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 102 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Cross Lanebridleway · 89 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 89 mSurface slabsPath type: bridleway

Broadgatebridleway · 381 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 381 mSurface tarmacPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

10,239 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,239 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Jackdaw · Mallard · Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +34

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025

🐝

Insects15 species

spring

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Cercopis vulnerata · Red-legged Shieldbug · Volucella bombylans · Common Pine Combhorn +10

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
Necklace Ground BeetleCarabus monilis
SyrphusSyrphus
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare

🌿

Plants70 species

springsummer

2026

Coltsfoot · Rowan · Black Medick · Rosebay Willowherb · Yarrow +65

ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Interrupted ClubmossLycopodium annotinum2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
White StonecropSedum album2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,239 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Jackdaw · Mallard · Grey Heron · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +34

JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025

🐝

Insects15 species

spring

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Cercopis vulnerata · Red-legged Shieldbug · Volucella bombylans · Common Pine Combhorn +10

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa
Necklace Ground BeetleCarabus monilis
SyrphusSyrphus
Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus
Phyllobius glaucusPhyllobius glaucus
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare

🌿

Plants70 species

springsummer

2026

Coltsfoot · Rowan · Black Medick · Rosebay Willowherb · Yarrow +65

ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
Interrupted ClubmossLycopodium annotinum2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Dusky Crane's-billGeranium phaeum2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
FirethornPyracantha coccinea2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
IvyHedera helix2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
White StonecropSedum album2025
OsierSalix viminalis2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2025
Japanese RoseRosa rugosa2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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