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Nightingale Wood

4 ha

📷 Glyn Drury · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.84811, -1.01174

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Whitethroat
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Yellowhammer, Whitethroat, Linnet +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Yellowhammer, Whitethroat, Linnet +68 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Small White, Gorse Shieldbug, Migrant Hawker +66 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Bluebell, Japanese Knotweed, Pitted Frillwort +156 more · last seen 2025

Foraging

Good match

Varies

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Forest walks

Moderate match

Free

Public woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York)Walking route▾

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Riccall Round Walk 2Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route865 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 865 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Turf field and Charity Farm

📷 Glyn Drury · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Turf field and Charity Farm

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Danes Hills square barrow cemetery, 300m south of Adamson FarmHistoric site2 km→🌱Riccall Park (The Rec)Urban park3.5 km→🌱Escrick PlaygroundUrban park3.6 km→🌱Riccall Millennium GreenUrban park3.1 km→✦Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson FarmHistoric site1.9 km→✦Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 810m south of Skipwith ChurchHistoric site1.9 km→