Langwith Great Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
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53.91550, -1.00827
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐴 Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🐴 Horse riding🥾 Walking trails
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Blueish Veilwort, Lateral Cryphaea +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Eristalis pertinax +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Ebor Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Foss Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Millennium Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Jorvic Way Walking route 104 km ▾
Named route Length 104 km Regional walking route
Show on map Minster Way Walking route 80 km ▾
Named route Length 80 km Regional walking route
Show on map 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 National Cycle Network
Show on map The White Rose Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 65 National Cycle Network
Show on map Way of the Roses Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref WoR National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 658 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 658 National Cycle Network
Show on map Solar System Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Orbital Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Orbital Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
6,459 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,459 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Badger
Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Common Sedge-sawfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper +20
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Common Sedge-sawfly Selandria serva Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Common Green Grasshopper Blueish Veilwort · Pointed Spear-moss · Ciliated Fringewort
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Ciliated Fringewort Ptilidium ciliare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,459 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +43
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Mole · Badger
Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Common Sedge-sawfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Meadow Grasshopper +20
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Common Sedge-sawfly Selandria serva Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Common Green Grasshopper Blueish Veilwort · Pointed Spear-moss · Ciliated Fringewort
Blueish Veilwort Metzgeria violacea Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Ciliated Fringewort Ptilidium ciliare Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Omocestus viridulus
Omocestus viridulus
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Striped Fern-sawfly Strongylogaster multifasciata
Striped Fern-sawfly Strongylogaster multifasciata
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
St Marks Fly Bibio marci
Agriotes obscurus Agriotes obscurus
Agriotes obscurus Agriotes obscurus 