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Allerthorpe Woods - Conifer woodland

39 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome39 ha

Getting here

53.91832, -0.84951

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route124 m
Named routeRef 66Length 124 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 66Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woods on Allerthorpe Common

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woods on Allerthorpe Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱West GreenUrban park4.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪St Catherine's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Bolton Old Hall moated siteHistoric site4.8 km→⚽Queen Elizabeth II FieldPlaying field4.4 km→✦Rectilinear enclosuresHistoric site1.6 km→

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