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Chevin Forest Park

61 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome61 ha

Getting here

53.89572, -1.69755

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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· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 87 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
6 Dales TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way Linkpublic footpath · 160 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 160 mPath type: footway
Dales Way Linkpublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Dales Way Linkpublic footpath · 43 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km
Named routeRef 66Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

29 public paths nearby

Public paths
Miller Lane (Dales Way Link)byway open to all traffic · 76 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 76 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Miller Lane (Dales Way Link)byway open to all traffic · 21 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 21 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Dales Way Linkbridleway · 84 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 84 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Mall Lanebridleway · 454 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 454 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Dales Way Linkbridleway · 39 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 39 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path junction in the Chevin Forest Park, Otley

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path junction in the Chevin Forest Park, Otley

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