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Dam Wood

12 ha

📷 Rich Tea · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.87875, -1.43484

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 369m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Syrphus ribesii, Common Darter +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Syrphus ribesii, Common Darter +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hoursWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route
Route 677Cycling route
Named routeRef 677National Cycle Network
ELOR CycleCycling route
Named routeRef ELORLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Elmet GreenwayCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The OwlMountain bike route
Named route
Red Kite TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kennels Lanebridleway · 1.8 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.8 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bardsey Beck in Dam Wood

📷 Rich Tea · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bardsey Beck in Dam Wood

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✦BRAMHAM PARKHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Bramham ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Bardsey ParkUrban park1.6 km→✦PompocaliHistoric site600 m→✦Castle Hill motte and bailey castleHistoric site900 m→

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