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Little Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Glyn Drury · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

53.82487, -0.54927

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Elder +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Herb-Robert, Hawthorn +161 more · last seen 2016

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +6 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +6 more · last seen 2020

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
High Hunsley CircuitWalking route39 km
Named routeLength 39 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164 (south)Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane in Little Wood

📷 Glyn Drury · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane in Little Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Walkington ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Walkington ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Townend ParkUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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