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Hey Wood

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.64844, -1.90135

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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

Good to know

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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Magpie +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Giant Hogweed, Perthshire Beard-moss +102 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +71 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +71 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Alexanders, Common Bistort, Raspberry Bryum +1 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Egghead Mottlegill, Mushroom · last seen 2012; Fungi — Egghead Mottlegill, Mushroom · last seen 2012

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Standedge TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Meltham WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Colne Valley Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ruined farm south of Hey Wood

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruined farm south of Hey Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stainland Memorial ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦Ripponden (or Waterloo) BridgeHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Sowood ParkUrban park2 km→💧Slaithwaite ReservoirReservoir2.8 km→💧Slaithwaite ReservoirReservoir2.8 km→🌱Shaw ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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