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Rusby Wood

3 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.56600, -1.70309

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria · last seen 2025; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Beech · last seen 2025; Plants — Beech · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Penistone Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dearne WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Bridgepublic footpath · 38 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mSurface gravelPath type: service
The Bridgepublic footpath · 19 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mSurface gravelPath type: service
The Bridgepublic footpath · 123 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 123 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 627Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRef 627National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine Trail (Penistone - Kirkburton)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Balfour Beatty premises, in Rusby Wood

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Balfour Beatty premises, in Rusby Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hepworth Recreation GroundUrban park3.7 km→🌱Wooldale Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→🌱New Mill Community GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Sycamore Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱Royd Community GardenUrban park4.9 km→🐄Parkhouse Fresh ProduceVisitor farm2.9 km→

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