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Crow Wood

✦ Ancient woodland56 ha

📷 Phil Catterall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome56 ha

Getting here

54.11135, -0.69349

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Gadwall +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Gadwall +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Beech, Cleavers +44 more · last seen 2019

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cap Cŵyr Parhaol, Earthy Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap +24 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Cap Cŵyr Parhaol, Earthy Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap +24 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Gooseberry, Common Hemp-nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route332 m
Named routeRef 166Length 332 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 166Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route425 m
Named routeRef 166Length 425 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Keeper's Cottage at Settrington Wood

📷 Phil Catterall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Keeper's Cottage at Settrington Wood

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Nearby places

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✦Medieval settlement earthworks on and around Town GreenHistoric site3 km→✦Medieval Village of Wharram Percy (Site Of)Historic site4.8 km→✦Wharram Percy deserted medieval villageHistoric site4.8 km→🌱The ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Two round barrows at Settrington High BarnHistoric site1.3 km→✦Church of St MartinHistoric site5 km→

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