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Meadows Day 2026

Join Hebden Royd Town Council on High Hirst Woodmeadow for International Meadows Day 2026!

Celebrate the unique habitat that makes up High Hirst Woodmeadow with the opportunity to join Ecologist Steve Hindle to learn about the flora and fungi, which calls the site home.

Local Historian Paul Knights will also be leading a heritage walk, where attendees can learn about the history of the site and how it has impacted it's ecology in the present day.

Volunteers from the project will be demonstrating how the meadow is mown using scythes, alongside a demonstration of the traditional countryside craft of drystone walling.

Dod Pod Holiday club will be providing Forest School activities for children with a meadows theme at High Hirst play area, a few minutes walk from the meadow.

You can book onto the Ecology and Local History walks by following the links below:

Ecology Walk

AM - Ecology Walk from 10.30am

PM - Ecology Walk from 1pm

Local History Walk

AM - Local History Walk from 11am

PM - Local History Walk from 1.30pm

For more information please contact gareth.muir@hebdenroydtowncouncil.gov.uk or phone 01422 842181.

Good to know

Please wear weather appropriate clothing and robust footwear; no flip flops or sandals.

All children must be accompanied by a responsible adult and must be supervised at all times.

No dogs please as sharp tools will be in use and their safety cannot be guaranteed.

Accessible toilets will be available at Dodnaze Community Centre from 9am-4pm.

The best way to get to us is to walk or use public transport. The 595 bus runs every hour (20mins past the hour), up from the railway station via Commercial Street. It's a five minute journey and drops you off right next to the Community Centre. Download a pdf timetable here.

For guests with limited mobility, limited parking is available on Manor Drive, Dodnaze.

We ask visitors to please not park on Sandy Gate as it restricts access for residents and through traffic.

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