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High Wood

12 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Common Sorrel +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +101 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Peacock +101 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia, Red Dead-nettle +116 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia, Red Dead-nettle +116 more · last seen 2017

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Easington to Filey BriggWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Holderness Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Chimney Field Road near High Wood

Chimney Field Road near High Wood

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