Headcroft Wood - Conifer woodland
13 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha
Getting here
53.89821, -1.55448
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef A-CCLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 668Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 668National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route517 m▾
Named routeRef 668Length 517 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route202 m▾
Named routeRef 668Length 202 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
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