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Mill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland31 ha

📷 P Glenwright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

54.83841, -1.64765

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 118m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Small Pilgrim PlacesWalking route14.5 km
Named routeLength 14.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cuddy's CorseWalking route12 km
Named routeLength 12 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Way of LearningWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Way of LightWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Heritage 100 - Walridge FellWalking route
Named routeRef 5Round tripLocal walking route
Charlaw Lanepublic footpath · 345 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 345 mSurface dirtPath type: path
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
Beamish LoopCycling route11 km
Named routeRef CDN6Length 11 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Great North CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 725National Cycle Network
Link RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Station to Riverside GroundCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Charlaw Lanebridleway · 1 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 mPath type: bridleway
Charlaw Lanebridleway · 2 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 mPath type: bridleway
Charlaw Lanebridleway · 155 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 155 mPath type: bridleway
Charlaw Lanebridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Congburn wood near Edmondsley

📷 P Glenwright · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Congburn wood near Edmondsley

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Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WALDRIDGE FELLCountry park2.3 km→🌱Fulforth Jubilee ParkUrban park2.2 km→🦉CONG BURN WOODNature reserve3.2 km→🦉CHAPMAN'S WELLNature reserve4.6 km→🦉SACRISTON WOODNature reserve1 km→🐄Broom House Farm ShopVisitor farm2.2 km→

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