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Ashslack Wood

41 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingBirds
Free entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

53.90033, -0.62717

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Plants — Red Hemp-nettle, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Woodpigeon +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Common Blue, Peacock +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Common Blue, Peacock +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Autumn Gentian, Common Twayblade +175 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Autumn Gentian, Common Twayblade +175 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164 (south)Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Hudson WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 66Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 66Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track into Ashslack Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track into Ashslack Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Aspen Play ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.6 km→✦LONDESBOROUGH PARKHistoric site2.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⚽Memorial Playing FieldPlaying field4.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3 km→

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