Strangstry Wood - Woodland plantation
4 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.69569, -1.81152
Open directionsv
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 117m away — 12 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 117m away — 12 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 66
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Riverside WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hebble TrailWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal walking route
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Route 69Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Birkby Bradley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route299 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 299 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route594 m▾
Named routeRef 69Length 594 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route19 m▾
Named routeLength 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Binns Lanebridleway · 245 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 245 mPath type: bridleway
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
15,897 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,897 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKingfisher · Robin · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +40
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Neat Feather-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Bristly Haircap · Springy Turf-moss · Heather +9
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Redshank
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,897 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKingfisher · Robin · Mallard · Long-tailed Tit · Woodpigeon +40
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
Neat Feather-moss · Heath Plait-moss · Bristly Haircap · Springy Turf-moss · Heather +9
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Heath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicum
- Bristly HaircapPolytrichum piliferum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Redshank
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ceratodon purpureus
Ceratodon purpureus
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansWhitish Feather-mossBrachythecium albicansRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiRed-stemmed Feather-mossPleurozium schreberiBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata2025Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Events & activities nearby
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