Holderness Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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Places › England › Yorkshire and the Humber › Calderdale Getting here
53.71674, -1.98637
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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 — Great Tit, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Bluebell +143 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Beech, Bramble +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Hydropsyche siltalai, Sericostoma personatum +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Mary Towneley Loop Walking route ▾
Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Rochdale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Roch Regional walking route
Show on map Todmorden Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Calder Valley to Ickornshaw) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Cragg Lane public footpath · 9 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 9 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Cragg Lane public footpath · 382 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 382 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Castle Gate public footpath · 358 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 358 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 82 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 68 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 113 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 113 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales) Mountain bike route 172.2 km ▾
Named route Length 172.2 km
Show on map Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Hebden Royd FP 63 along the top of Hollin Hey Wood
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Wildlife to spot
3,214 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,214 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Rook +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Cabbage Bug · Aphrophora alni · Trioza centranthi · Eristalis tenax · Cercopis vulnerata +1
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii 🌿 Plants 32 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Waved Silk-moss · Common Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Sowbread +27
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,214 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Rook +40
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Teal Anas crecca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Cabbage Bug · Aphrophora alni · Trioza centranthi · Eristalis tenax · Cercopis vulnerata +1
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii 🌿 Plants 32 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Waved Silk-moss · Common Feather-moss · Neat Feather-moss · Glittering Wood-moss · Sowbread +27
Waved Silk-moss Plagiothecium undulatum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum Glittering Wood-moss Hylocomium splendens Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Round-leaved Sundew
Round-leaved Sundew
Drosera rotundifolia2025
Drosera rotundifolia2025
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
White Earwort Diplophyllum albicans
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Little Shaggy-moss Rhytidiadelphus loreus
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Red-stemmed Feather-moss Pleurozium schreberi
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Fringed Bog-moss Sphagnum fimbriatum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Common Tamarisk-moss Thuidium tamariscinum
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2025
Great Scented Liverwort Conocephalum conicum2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2025
Marsh Ragwort Jacobaea aquatica2025
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Pink Purslane Claytonia sibirica2025
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2025
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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