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Black Fen - Mixed woodland

9 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.86315, -1.35945

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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
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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
South Approachpublic footpath · 213 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 213 mPath type: track
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
ELOR CycleCycling route
Named routeRef ELORLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Elmet GreenwayCycling route
Named routeNational Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The StarlingMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Treelined avenue in Black Fen Wood

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Treelined avenue in Black Fen Wood

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