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Sissons Wood

17 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

53.74697, -1.56127

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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
  • 🅿️7 282m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Dunnock +29 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Dunnock +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Wakefield WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Leeds spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peter Lanepublic footpath · 549 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 549 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef G-CCLocal cycle route
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route
Middleton to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef M-CCLocal cycle route
Route 677Cycling route
Named routeRef 677National Cycle Network
Cross Green LoopCycling route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old railway path off West Wood Road

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old railway path off West Wood Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Middleton ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Cross Flatts ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Wortley Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱Scatcherd ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Beggar's HillUrban park3.4 km→

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