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Mixenden Plantation

4 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.75610, -1.91341

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Bristly Haircap, Neat Feather-moss +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Bristly Haircap, Neat Feather-moss +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Bibio pomonae, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Bibio pomonae, 7-spot Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Calderdale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Scout RockWalking route
Named route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route625 m
Named routeRef 66Length 625 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Glade in Mixenden Plantation

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Glade in Mixenden Plantation

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🦉JERUSALEM FARMNature reserve2.3 km→🌱Shroggs ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱park area around car parkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Beechwood ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱West View ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Akroyd ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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