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Hawksworth Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

53.83053, -1.62264

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕HOPS Lunch Clubs — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Teal, Great Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Teal, Great Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Wood Bristle-moss, Common Feather-moss · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Oakford Terracepublic footpath · 84 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mPath type: service
Wood Lanepublic footpath · 187 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 187 mSurface pavedPath type: service
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef G-CCLocal cycle route
Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef M-CCLocal cycle route
Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A-CCLocal cycle route
West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route
Cycle Superhighway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef CS1Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Rein Roadbridleway · 156 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 156 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Rein Roadbridleway · 18 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Rein Roadbridleway · 114 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 114 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bumpy athletics track, Hawksworth Wood

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bumpy athletics track, Hawksworth Wood

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🌱Pudsey ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Farnley Hall ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Armley ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Woodhouse Moor ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Woodhouse Moor ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Pudsey ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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