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Whins Wood Recreation Ground

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.84243, -1.92297

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lily Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lily Beetle, Alder Leaf Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wood Avens, Rhododendron +53 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Wood Avens, Rhododendron +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Meadowsweet, Red Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bronte WayWalking route71 km
Named routeLength 71 kmRegional walking route
Calder Aire LinkWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Bradford Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Senior WayWalking route
Named route
Moor Bottom Lanepublic footpath · 143 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 143 mPath type: track
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Cycling

44 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
The Great Northern Railway TrailCycling route
Named route
N/ACycling route695 m
Named routeLength 695 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Calder Aire LinkMountain bike route
Named route
Family cycle routeMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hainworth Crag Roadbridleway · 178 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 178 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Whins Wood Recreation Ground - Crown Bowling Green

📷 Betty Longbottom · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Whins Wood Recreation Ground - Crown Bowling Green

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