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Addlethorpe Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.92961, -1.47103

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hoursWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Harrogate RingwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Harrogate and Knaresborough Heritage TrailWalking route

35 km trail passing many historic buildings and sites. Not waymarked. Easy walking.

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Elmet GreenwayCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route226 m
Named routeRef 67Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 67Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The OwlMountain bike route
Named route
The KestrelMountain bike route
Named route
Red Kite TrailMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Addlethorpe Lanebridleway · 324 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 324 mPath type: track
North Lanebridleway · 655 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 655 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway by Addlethorpe Wood

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway by Addlethorpe Wood

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🌱Stockeld ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦Spofforth Castle magnates' residenceHistoric site3.1 km→✦RUDDING PARKHistoric site4.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.6 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→🌱Bardsey ParkUrban park4.6 km→