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Grimston Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.94294, -0.99529

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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
  • ✦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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Common Blue Damselfly +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Common Blue Damselfly +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Floating Crystalwort, Pointed Spear-moss +3 more · 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

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
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Cycling

49 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
NCN National Route 658Cycling route
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Orbital RouteCycling route
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 66Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route334 m
Named routeRef 66Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland and Grimston Wood

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland and Grimston Wood

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✦University of York Campus West designed landscapeHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Hull Road ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱York MazeUrban park800 m→🌱Bee PavilionUrban park2.3 km→🌱Heslington Hall LawnUrban park3.4 km→🌱David Lloyd ClubsUrban park3.5 km→

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