Low Wood Scout Activity Centre ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
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53.88718, -1.90707
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Bark Bonnet, Turkeytail, Hairy Curtain Crust +97 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Bark Bonnet, Turkeytail, Hairy Curtain Crust +97 more · last seen 2025
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Fungi — Beechleaf Parachute, Beechleaf Bonnet, Tawny Funnel +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Dales Way Walking route 129 km ▾
Named route Length 129 km Regional walking route
Show on map Worth Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Calder Aire Link Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Bradford Millennium Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Airedale Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 69 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 69 National Cycle Network
Show on map Airedale Greenway (Keighley/Riddlesden) Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map West Yorkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WYCR Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 696 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 696 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 27 m ▾
Named route Length 27 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 435 m ▾
Named route Length 435 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Calder Aire Link Mountain bike route ▾
Family cycle route Mountain bike route ▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Low Lane bridleway · 267 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 267 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Mollisia cinerea
Mollisia cinerea
Angel's Bonnet Mycena arcangeliana
Angel's Bonnet Mycena arcangeliana
Pink Porecrust Ceriporiopsis gilvescens
Pink Porecrust Ceriporiopsis gilvescens
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus
Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Blueing Bracket Postia subcaesia
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum
Phlebia rufa Phlebia rufa
Phlebia rufa Phlebia rufa
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Lumpy Bracket Trametes gibbosa
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Mollisia discolor Mollisia discolor
Mollisia discolor Mollisia discolor
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Sycamore Tarspot Rhytisma acerinum
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Gloeocystidiellum porosum Gloeocystidiellum porosum
Gloeocystidiellum porosum Gloeocystidiellum porosum
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Botryobasidium aureum Botryobasidium aureum
Botryobasidium aureum Botryobasidium aureum
Dead Moll's Fingers Xylaria longipes
Dead Moll's Fingers Xylaria longipes
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea
Bark Bonnet Phloeomana speirea
Schizopora radula Schizopora radula
Schizopora radula Schizopora radula
Corwystrysen Wastad Crepidotus applanatus
Corwystrysen Wastad Crepidotus applanatus
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Ganoderma adspersum Ganoderma adspersum
Grass Oysterling Crepidotus epibryus
Grass Oysterling Crepidotus epibryus
Beech Tarcrust Biscogniauxia nummularia
Beech Tarcrust Biscogniauxia nummularia
Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis
Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis
Brachysporium bloxamii Brachysporium bloxamii
Brachysporium bloxamii Brachysporium bloxamii
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa
Jelly Rot Phlebia tremellosa
Roundspored Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Roundspored Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Ivy Parachute Marasmius epiphylloides
Ivy Parachute Marasmius epiphylloides
Scurfy Twiglet Tubaria furfuracea
Scurfy Twiglet Tubaria furfuracea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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