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8 ha

📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.78878, -1.85490

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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
  • ☕The Junction Lodge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Magpie, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Magpie, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Yellow-Line Quaker, Autumn Green Carpet, Clouded Drab +170 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Yellow-Line Quaker, Autumn Green Carpet, Clouded Drab +170 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Ramsons +27 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Ramsons +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Calderdale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
N/ACycling route149 m
Named routeLength 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route39 m
Named routeLength 39 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route55 m
Named routeLength 55 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
The Great Northern Railway Trailbridleway · 374 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 374 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking over Pinch Beck's valley from Thornton Viaduct, Bradford

📷 habiloid · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking over Pinch Beck's valley from Thornton Viaduct, Bradford

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brackenhill ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Pitty Beck WetlandsUrban park2 km→🌱Foster ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Horton Bank Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱park area around car parkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Haworth Road Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→

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