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Roebucks Wood

4 ha

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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53.72489, -1.93955

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Peregrine
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Peregrine
🌿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

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jackdaw, Peregrine, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Peregrine, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Neat Feather-moss, Gypsywort +45 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Neat Feather-moss, Gypsywort +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Common Bistort, Hawthorn +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Willow Bean-galler, Wild Rose Fusehorn, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Bean-galler, Wild Rose Fusehorn, Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Calderdale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Hebden Bridge LoopWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Mytholmroyd Stoodley PikeWalking route

Named route

Scout RockWalking route

Named route

Calderdale Way LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 68Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route60 m

Named routeRef 66Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route625 m

Named routeRef 66Length 625 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,341 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,341 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summerautumn

2026

Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +45

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerwinter

2025

Mole · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

Willow Bean-galler · Wild Rose Fusehorn · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi

Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi

🌿

Plants13 species

spring

2026

Neat Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Smoothcap · Common Feather-moss · Overleaf Pellia +8

Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,341 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

summerautumn

2026

Peregrine · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +45

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Great TitParus major2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SwiftApus apus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

summerwinter

2025

Mole · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

Willow Bean-galler · Wild Rose Fusehorn · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi

Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi

🌿

Plants13 species

spring

2026

Neat Feather-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Common Smoothcap · Common Feather-moss · Overleaf Pellia +8

Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla
Common Striated Feather-mossEurhynchium striatum
Bifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentata
Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Water EarwortScapania undulata
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus2025
GypsywortLycopus europaeus2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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