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Milner Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.86913, -1.41448

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Chaffinch, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Chaffinch, Blackbird +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dyer's Greenweed, Marsh-marigold, Lesser Celandine +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Painted Lady +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Painted Lady +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Hazel, Wood-sorrel +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
East Keskick And Hetchell Wood 6.25 miles 3.5 hoursWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fly LineWalking route
Named route
The Jubilee Bridgepublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Swarcliffe Health TrailCycling route
Named routeRef SHTRound tripLocal cycle route
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route
Route 677Cycling route
Named routeRef 677National Cycle Network
ELOR CycleCycling route
Named routeRef ELORLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The OwlMountain bike route
Named route
Red Kite TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Kennels Lanebridleway · 1.8 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.8 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Milner Wood and Milner Lane, at Kennels Lane, Scarcroft

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Milner Wood and Milner Lane, at Kennels Lane, Scarcroft

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🌱Bramham ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦BRAMHAM PARKHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Jack HeapsUrban park4.6 km→🌱Bardsey ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Hall Tower HillUrban park4.3 km→

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