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Wholestone Moor

4 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.64732, -1.88417

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging 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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, House Sparrow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, House Sparrow +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Himalayan Balsam, Broom Fork-moss +96 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heath Plait-moss, Himalayan Balsam, Broom Fork-moss +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Stenophylax permistus +45 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Stenophylax permistus +45 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Egghead Mottlegill, Mushroom · last seen 2012; Fungi — Egghead Mottlegill, Mushroom · last seen 2012

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Two-horned Pincerwort, Bilberry, Elder +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 6Walking route13.7 km
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
Brighouse Boundary WalkWalking route29 km
Named routeLength 29 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Standedge TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route964 m
Named routeRef 68Length 964 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route771 m
Named routeRef 68Length 771 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Hall Lanerestricted byway · 520 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 520 mSurface unpavedPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from Round Hill, Wholestone Moor, Longwood

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from Round Hill, Wholestone Moor, Longwood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stainland Memorial ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Reinwood recreation groundUrban park4.3 km→🌱Hullenedge ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Ripponden (or Waterloo) BridgeHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Sowood ParkUrban park1.8 km→💧Slaithwaite ReservoirReservoir2.6 km→

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