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Sun Wood

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

53.74426, -1.80424

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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 229m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Rosebay Willowherb +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Lily Beetle +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Ramsons, Garlic Mustard +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 52 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kirklees WayWalking route116 km
Named routeLength 116 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Calderdale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Tinker's Trailpublic footpath · 746 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 746 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: footway
Sowden Lanepublic footpath · 163 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 163 mPath type: track
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route
Named route
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 66Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 66Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Coley Hall Lanebridleway · 864 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 864 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking along the edge of Sun Wood from Footpath 10/172/6

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking along the edge of Sun Wood from Footpath 10/172/6

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🌱Shibden ParkUrban park2.8 km→🦉SHIBDEN PARK AND CUNNERY WOODNature reserve2.8 km→✦SHIBDEN HALLHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Wellholme ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Shibden ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Brackenhill ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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