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Meg Scar Wood

3 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.66062, -1.94542

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 122m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Lapwing, Mallard +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Lapwing, Mallard +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron ponticum +21 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron ponticum +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-green Carpet, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Emperor Dragonfly +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red-green Carpet, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Emperor Dragonfly +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pennine Way (Standedge to Warland Reservoir)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Colne Valley Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mytholmroyd Stoodley PikeWalking route
Named route
Holme House Lanepublic footpath · 274 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 274 mPath type: track
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National 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
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Heys Lanebyway open to all traffic · 794 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 794 mPath type: track
Brook Grains Lanebridleway · 130 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 130 mPath type: bridleway
Quakers Lanebridleway · 452 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 452 mPath type: bridleway
Folly Lanebridleway · 353 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 353 mPath type: bridleway
Brook Grains Lanebridleway · 113 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 113 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing, Rishworth

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing, Rishworth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stainland Memorial ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦Ripponden (or Waterloo) BridgeHistoric site1.6 km→💧Booth Wood ReservoirReservoir2.3 km→🌱Sowood ParkUrban park4 km→🦉NORLAND MOORNature reserve4.3 km→✦Meg Dike late prehistoric enclosed settlementHistoric site1.5 km→

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