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High Wood

13 ha

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

53.97275, -0.54435

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Tree Sparrow, Swift +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Tree Sparrow, Swift +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Elder, Hawthorn +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wych Elm, Cleavers, Ash +165 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Wych Elm, Cleavers, Ash +165 more · last seen 2018

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +45 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km
Named routeRef 1Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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

Looking east along High Wood toward B1248

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking east along High Wood toward B1248

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Neswick GardensUrban park2.3 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Iron Age barrow group NE of Middleton on the WoldsHistoric site4.1 km→✦Three round barrows in North Dalton villageHistoric site2.6 km→

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