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Garden Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.91147, -1.44164

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 229m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
🚴

Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Elmet GreenwayCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 67Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 665Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The OwlMountain bike route
Named route
The StarlingMountain bike route
Named route
Red Kite TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

20 public paths nearby

Public paths
Woodhall Bridgebridleway · 70 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 70 mSurface woodPath type: bridleway
Trip Lanebridleway · 328 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 328 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grassland west of the Ebor Way below Wood Hall

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grassland west of the Ebor Way below Wood Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stockeld ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Jubilee GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱Garden of RestUrban park4.2 km→🌱Sandringham ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Wetherby Grange ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Bardsey ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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