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Holmes Carr Great Wood

✦ Ancient woodland24 ha

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

53.47524, -1.08826

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Gadwall +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Gadwall +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Fleabane, Blunt-flowered Rush, Lesser Bulrush +202 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Lesser Bulrush, Water Mint, Hogweed +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Dock Bug, Syrphus +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus ribesii, Dock Bug, Syrphus +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Woodfield GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Grange Lanebridleway · 220 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 220 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Carr Bankbridleway · 872 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 872 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Wadworth Bridgebridleway · 20 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 20 mPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

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Holmes carr great wood.

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holmes carr great wood.

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🌱LakesideUrban park4.1 km→🐄Yorkshire Wildlife ParkVisitor farm4.5 km→🌱Cantley ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Hesley ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Lily PondUrban park3.7 km→🌱St Leger Horse ParkUrban park4 km→

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