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Old Wood

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

53.87305, -1.77918

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Meadow Pipit and Carrion Crow
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 367m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Fringed Bog-moss, Dwarf Swan-neck Moss +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Calverley Millenium WayWalking route

Boundary walk around Calverley

Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Birch Close Lanepublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Birch Close Lanepublic footpath · 160 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 160 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Birch Close Lanepublic footpath · 294 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 294 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Airedale Greenway (Shipley)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Route 696Cycling route
Named routeRef 696National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route27 m
Named routeLength 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route385 m
Named routeRef 696Length 385 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sconce Lanebridleway · 41 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 41 mPath type: service
Sconce Lanebridleway · 283 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 283 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Old Wood Lanebridleway · 533 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 533 mPath type: bridleway
Sconce Lanebridleway · 143 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 143 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Sconce Lanebridleway · 714 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 714 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wooded valley, Bingley / Hawksworth

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wooded valley, Bingley / Hawksworth

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