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Dodsworth Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Andy Beecroft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.93759, -0.94860

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
National trailWalking trails

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Drab Griever, Bronze Griever, Bleeding Knee Griever +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Drab Griever, Bronze Griever, Bleeding Knee Griever +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Raspberry, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
YorActive TrailWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route334 m
Named routeRef 66Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route110 m
Named routeRef 66Length 110 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route421 m
Named routeRef 66Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The road to Dodsworth Wood

📷 Andy Beecroft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The road to Dodsworth Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱York MazeUrban park2.6 km→🌱Bee PavilionUrban park4.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.4 km→✦Kexby Bridge Also in EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIREHistoric site2.1 km→⛪St Helen's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→

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