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Blackdale Howl Wood

✦ Ancient woodland95 ha

📷 Carol Rose · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome95 ha

Getting here

54.23851, -1.07659

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🛝Playground 300m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fairy Foxglove, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Toothwort +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Red-tailed Bumblebee +82 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Warwick Placepublic footpath · 73 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Sawmill Lanepublic footpath · 73 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mSurface gravelPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cocayne LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The road to Park Hill Wood

📷 Carol Rose · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The road to Park Hill Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildingsHistoric site3.5 km→✦DUNCOMBE PARKHistoric site200 m→🌱Rievaulx AbbeyUrban park3.4 km→🌱Helmsley Walled GardenUrban park900 m→✦RIEVAULX TERRACEHistoric site3.1 km→🌱YHA Helmsley GardenUrban park1.7 km→

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