Getting here
54.19553, -1.65274
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
10
3 named nearby · 7 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
3
3 named nearby
Named route
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Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Aislabie Walk · Walking27 km
Ripon Rowel Walk · Walking0
Camino Ingles to Santiago · Walking0
National Byway (Yorkshire) · Cycling0
About this plantation forest
Young trees 354085 is an ancient plantation forest covering 1 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
Hackfall Woods Visitor Parking · 429m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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