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Hutchin Wood

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Stanley Walker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.65258, -1.70471

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Bluebell, New Zealand Pigmyweed +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Southern Hawker +30 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Southern Hawker +30 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Hey Green Circular TrailWalking route
Named route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Riverside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Holme Valley Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
KIR/20/10public footpath · 141 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 141 mPath type: service
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route594 m
Named routeRef 69Length 594 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Long Tongue Scrog Lanebridleway · 147 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 147 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Long Tongue Scrog Lanebridleway · 421 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 421 mSurface pavedPath type: bridleway
Long Tongue Scrog Lanebridleway · 324 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 324 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hagg Farm, Houses Hill

📷 Stanley Walker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hagg Farm, Houses Hill

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