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Shaw Carr Wood

14 ha

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BirdsForagingPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Black-headed Gull
  • 🌿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
Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Bistort, Meadowsweet, Beech

Varies

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron ponticum +24 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron ponticum +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 63 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Pennine Way (Crowden to Standedge)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 5Walking route17 km
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
Standedge TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Old Lanepublic footpath · 442 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 442 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: service
Hollins Lanepublic footpath · 393 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 393 mPath type: track
Heyroyd Lanepublic footpath · 205 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 205 mSurface groundIncline upPath type: footway
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Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route964 m
Named routeRef 68Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route771 m
Named routeRef 68Length 771 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route463 m
Named routeRef 68Length 463 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route43 m
Named routeRef 68Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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