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Shackleton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Mark Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.76271, -2.03890

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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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Wood-sorrel, Hogweed +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Bilberry, Waved Silk-moss +101 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Bilberry, Waved Silk-moss +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 50 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mary Towneley LoopWalking route

Forms part of Pennine Bridleway National Trail

Named routeRegional walking route
Todmorden Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Pennine Way (Warland Reservoir to Calder Valley)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Todmorden Centenary Way LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Crags Walk, Hardcastle CragsWalking route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Estate Trackpublic footpath · 114 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 114 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Estate Trackpublic footpath · 105 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Estate Trackpublic footpath · 1.6 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmSurface compactedPath type: service
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Cycling

61 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
Todmorden High School Safe Route to SchoolCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 68Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 68Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mansfield House Farm, Shackleton

📷 Mark Anderson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mansfield House Farm, Shackleton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱New Road Memorial GardensUrban park3 km→🌱New Road Memorial GardensUrban park3 km→🌱Calder Holmes ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦Old Church of St Thomas Becket, 210m north east of Daisy Field FarmHistoric site1.9 km→✦Saint Thomas a Becket ruinsHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Pinfold Picnic AreaUrban park1.9 km→

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