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Blanshard's Wood

3 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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53.88331, -1.03815

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

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

Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Pegomya flavifrons, Barberry Fusehorn +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Western Conifer Seed Bug, Pegomya flavifrons, Barberry Fusehorn +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Pointed Spear-moss +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ebor WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Jorvic WayWalking route104 km

Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route

Minster WayWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York spur)

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 665Cycling route

Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network

Solar System RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 65Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route126 m

Named routeLength 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

3,515 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,515 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Goldfinch +58

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TealAnas crecca2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Great TitParus major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
CootFulica atra2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Mole · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Pegomya flavifrons · Barberry Fusehorn · Conomelus anceps · Field Grasshopper +6

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2025

Wall Screw-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Forked Veilwort

Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,515 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Goldfinch +58

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TealAnas crecca2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Great TitParus major
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
LinnetLinaria cannabina
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
GadwallMareca strepera2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
MagpiePica pica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Herring GullLarus argentatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
RedshankTringa totanus2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2024
CootFulica atra2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Mole · Brown Hare

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects11 species

summer

2025

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Pegomya flavifrons · Barberry Fusehorn · Conomelus anceps · Field Grasshopper +6

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2024
Pegomya flavifronsPegomya flavifrons
Barberry FusehornArge berberidis
Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius

🌿

Plants4 species

winter

2025

Wall Screw-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Forked Veilwort

Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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