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Ruin Bank Wood - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.83427, -1.85175

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Senior WayWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

89 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Airedale Greenway (Keighley/Riddlesden)Cycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 696Cycling route
Named routeRef 696National Cycle Network
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route
Named route
N/ACycling route149 m
Named routeLength 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route39 m
Named routeLength 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
Family cycle routeMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Marchcote Lanebridleway · 447 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 447 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path towards Ruin Bank Wood

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path towards Ruin Bank Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Myrtle ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Myrtle ParkUrban park1.4 km→✦St Ives EstateHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Jubilee GardensUrban park1.7 km→🌱Jubilee GardensUrban park1.7 km→✦ROBERTS PARKHistoric site4 km→

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