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Silkstone Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 John Fielding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

53.55629, -1.54183

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 295m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Silkstone Common to Wombwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Barnsley Boundary WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Stockport to Silkstone Common)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Elmhirst Lanepublic footpath · 353 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 353 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Elmhirst Lanepublic footpath · 721 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 721 mSurface compactedPath type: track
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Cycling

29 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 TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Barnsley Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route31 m
Named routeRef 62Length 31 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route616 m
Named routeLength 616 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Elmhirst Lanebridleway · 79 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 79 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Royd Lanebridleway · 176 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 176 mPath type: track
Royd Lanebridleway · 17 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Royd Lanebridleway · 311 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 311 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Royd Lanebridleway · 461 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 461 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood Anemones in Hugset Wood

📷 John Fielding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wood Anemones in Hugset Wood

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🌱Locke ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Cannon Hall Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦LOCKE PARKHistoric site3.8 km→✦CANNON HALLHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Locke ParkUrban park3.8 km→🏞️CANNON HALL PARKCountry park3.3 km→

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