Brecks Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.98727, -0.99055
Open directionsv
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 467m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 467m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Jorvic Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 9 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
Beanland Lanepublic footpath · 471 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 471 mSurface dirtPath type: track
48 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
3 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
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Wildlife to spot
12,588 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,588 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Peregrine · Blackbird · Jackdaw +21
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Cattle EgretArdea ibis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Chirosia betuleti
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
Bay Bolete · Melastiza contorta · Bonfire Scalycap · Plicaria trachycarpa · Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa +1
- Bay BoleteImleria badia
- Melastiza contortaMelastiza contorta
- Bonfire ScalycapPholiota highlandensis
- Plicaria trachycarpaPlicaria trachycarpa
- Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosaMycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa
- SplitgillSchizophyllum commune
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Pointed Spear-moss +7
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,588 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Peregrine · Blackbird · Jackdaw +21
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Cattle EgretArdea ibis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Chirosia betuleti
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
Bay Bolete · Melastiza contorta · Bonfire Scalycap · Plicaria trachycarpa · Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa +1
- Bay BoleteImleria badia
- Melastiza contortaMelastiza contorta
- Bonfire ScalycapPholiota highlandensis
- Plicaria trachycarpaPlicaria trachycarpa
- Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosaMycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa
- SplitgillSchizophyllum commune
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Pointed Spear-moss +7
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cleavers
Cleavers
Galium aparine2025
Galium aparine2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Events & activities nearby
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