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Avenue Wood

16 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Swallow, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Swallow, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Ruddy Darter +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Emerald Damselfly, Ruddy Darter +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Quaking-grass, Common Rock-rose +46 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Quaking-grass, Common Rock-rose +46 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Wild Thyme, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +4 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 166Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 166Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 166Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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