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Millington Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 bernard bradley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

53.97083, -0.72847

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Forked Veilwort, Big Shaggy-moss +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, 7-spot Ladybird +186 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
Pilgrimage of GraceWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 164Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Balkbridleway · 235 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 235 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland Anemones in Millington Wood

📷 bernard bradley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland Anemones in Millington Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Ousethorpe medieval settlement, moat and mill 310m south of Ousethorpe FarmHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Wayrham Picnic SiteUrban park3.3 km→🌱St Helen's ChurchUrban park3.8 km→✦Site of Archbishop's moated palace and fishponds, Hall Garth.Historic site3.9 km→✦Section of linear boundary dyke on Cow Moor, Millington DaleHistoric site1.3 km→✦Sections of single and multiple linear boundary dykes on Huggate Pasture and Frendal DaleHistoric site3.1 km→

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