Moorlands Wood - Conifer woodland
1 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.02480, -1.12759
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🐴Horse riding🥾Walking trails
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Jorvic Way
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 3 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
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route470 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 470 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route48 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route230 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 230 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
1,212 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,212 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springwinter
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Roesel's Bush-cricket
🌿Plants16 species
springwinter
2026▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +11
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Springy Turf-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,212 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
springwinter
2025▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2023
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Red Fox · Rabbit
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐝Insects11 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Red Soldier Beetle +6
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Roesel's Bush-cricket
🌿Plants16 species
springwinter
2026▾
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Common Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Great Hairy Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort +11
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum2024
- Great Hairy Screw-mossSyntrichia ruralis
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Springy Turf-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii
Roeseliana roeselii
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusWater MeasurerHydrometra stagnorumWater MeasurerHydrometra stagnorumCantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Cottony Camellia ScalePulvinaria floccifera2023Cottony Camellia ScalePulvinaria floccifera2023Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024Little Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreus2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum2024Southern CrestwortLophocolea semiteres2024Southern CrestwortLophocolea semiteres2024Royal FernOsmunda regalis2024Royal FernOsmunda regalis2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2023SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023HornbeamCarpinus betulus2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2023Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2023Events & activities nearby
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