| Judy Woods | |
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 Judy Woods in June 2014 | |
  Judy Woods Location within West Yorkshire | |
| Location | Bradford,West Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°44′38″N1°47′20″W / 53.744°N 1.789°W /53.744; -1.789 |
| Area | 138 acres (56 ha) |
| Designated | 2025 |
| Designation | Local Nature Reserve (LNR) |
Judy Woods is a complex of woodlands inWest Yorkshire,England. Individual woodlands in the complex include Jagger Park Wood, Royds Hall Great Wood, Old Hanna Wood and Low Wood. They separate the areas ofLow Moor andWyke, to the east and inBradford, from the village ofNorwood Green, to the west and inCalderdale. The woods are largely in theCity of Bradford, and are one ofYorkshire's largest areas ofbeech woodland.[1][2][3]
The woods were originally part of theRoyds Hall Estate, belonging to the Rookes family, and are named in documents going back to the 16th century and beyond. In earlier times the woods werecoppiced, producing tool handles,hurdles andcharcoal. In 1790, the estate was sold to the proprietors of theLow Moor Ironworks and the area was heavily mined forcoal andironstone. The remains ofbell pits can still be found amongst the trees. About 1845, the area was replanted with beech trees, together with someoak andsycamore trees.[3][4]
The woods are named after Judy North, who lived nearby in the 1850s and 1860s, and whose family had managed part of the site since the early 19th century.[5] In the 1920s,Bradford Corporation bought the land and the woods were opened to the public.[3] In 2025 the site was designated as alocal nature reserve.[6][7]
Forests and woodlands ofYorkshire | ||
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