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Reins Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.69792, -1.79891

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hawthorn, Himalayan Balsam, Neat Feather-moss +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Common Nettle +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hawthorn Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Riverside WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Cromwell Wood Lanepublic footpath · 419 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 419 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route299 m
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route594 m
Named routeRef 69Length 594 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route19 m
Named routeLength 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dumped cars in an old quarry, Reins Wood, Rastrick

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dumped cars in an old quarry, Reins Wood, Rastrick

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SHIBDEN HALLHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Shibden ParkUrban park4.3 km→🦉SHIBDEN PARK AND CUNNERY WOODNature reserve4.4 km→🌱Wellholme ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Shibden ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Manor HeathUrban park4.5 km→

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