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Knavesmire Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Michael Jagger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

ForagingDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.92949, -1.08907

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: The White Rose Cycle Route

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 10 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

125 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
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

York A64 Southern Bypass

📷 Michael Jagger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

York A64 Southern Bypass

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rowntree ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦University of York Campus West designed landscapeHistoric site3 km→🌱Leeman ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Rowntree ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱West Bank ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Hull Road ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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