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Swartha Wood

4 ha

📷 John Illingworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 368m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 368m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Spring Dumbledor, Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee · last seen 2025; Insects — Spring Dumbledor, Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Dales WayWalking route129 km

Named routeLength 129 kmRegional walking route

Bradford Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Airedale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dales High WayWalking route145 km

Runs from Saltaire (West Yorkshire) to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Cumbria) roughly following route of Settle and Carlisle railway

Named routeLength 145 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Silsden CircleWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 69Cycling route

Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network

Airedale Greenway (Keighley/Riddlesden)Cycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Route 696Cycling route

Named routeRef 696National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route435 m

Named routeLength 435 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route279 m

Named routeLength 279 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,637 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,637 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Wren · Jackdaw +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica
RavenCorvus corax
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SwiftApus apus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common GullLarus canus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Barn OwlTyto alba
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CuckooCuculus canorus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
GoosanderMergus merganser
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TealAnas crecca
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MerlinFalco columbarius
Little OwlAthene noctua
DipperCinclus cinclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SiskinSpinus spinus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix

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Insects3 species

summer

2025

Spring Dumbledor · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee

Spring DumbledorTrypocopris vernalis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,637 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Wren · Jackdaw +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RobinErithacus rubecula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
DunnockPrunella modularis
CurlewNumenius arquata
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SwallowHirundo rustica
RavenCorvus corax
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
BuzzardButeo buteo
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SwiftApus apus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common GullLarus canus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Barn OwlTyto alba
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
CuckooCuculus canorus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
GoosanderMergus merganser
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
TealAnas crecca
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MerlinFalco columbarius
Little OwlAthene noctua
DipperCinclus cinclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
SiskinSpinus spinus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix

🐝

Insects3 species

summer

2025

Spring Dumbledor · Harlequin Ladybird · Western Honey Bee

Spring DumbledorTrypocopris vernalis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Illingworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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