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Spring Wood - Grassland

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📷 Wikipedia · Black Kettle National Grassland · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.94355, -1.05818

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

3 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 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
Mitchel's Lanepublic footpath · 184 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 184 mPath type: service
Mitchel's Lanepublic footpath · 38 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 38 mPath type: service
Mitchel's Lanepublic footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

130 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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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

Black Kettle National Grassland

📷 Wikipedia · Black Kettle National Grassland · CC BY-SA 3.0

Black Kettle National Grassland

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✦University of York Campus West designed landscapeHistoric site400 m→🌱Rowntree ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Leeman ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Hull Road ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Rowntree ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Clarence GardensUrban park3.2 km→

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