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Brecks Wood

1 ha

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.99374, -0.98419

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Penny Bun, Ganoderma adspersum, Bay Bolete +41 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Penny Bun, Ganoderma adspersum, Bay Bolete +41 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Great White Egret, Peregrine, Cattle Egret +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great White Egret, Peregrine, Cattle Egret +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, White Campion, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, White Campion, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +24 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 66Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route334 m
Named routeRef 66Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route706 m
Named routeRef 66Length 706 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brockfield Lanebridleway · 509 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 509 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Carrbank Lanebridleway · 377 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 377 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Carrbank Lanebridleway · 243 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 243 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Carrbank Lanebridleway · 662 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 662 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A footpath to Stockton on the Forest

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A footpath to Stockton on the Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bee PavilionUrban park4 km→🌱Monk StrayUrban park4.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.4 km→✦Roman minor town identified as DerventioHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Strensall ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Roman camp on Huntington South Moor, 300m east of Huntington GrangeHistoric site4.7 km→

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