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Beccamoor Wood

9 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.85957, -1.35978

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Peacock, Ringlet, Large White +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 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
The Fly LineWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Swarcliffe Health TrailCycling route
Named routeRef SHTRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
ELOR CycleCycling route
Named routeRef ELORLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track in Beccamoor Wood

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Beccamoor Wood

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🌱Boston Spa Recration ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Bramham ParkUrban park1.2 km→✦BRAMHAM PARKHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Jack HeapsUrban park4 km→✦Parlington EstateHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Hall Tower HillUrban park3.9 km→

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