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Spring Wood - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Phil Catterall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.88904, -1.02333

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 65Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route126 m
Named routeLength 126 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 65Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Herd of deer going into Long Wood near the former North Selby Mine

📷 Phil Catterall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Herd of deer going into Long Wood near the former North Selby Mine

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Fulford Community OrchardUrban park4.9 km→✦MOREBY HALLHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Escrick PlaygroundUrban park2.1 km→⛪St Helen's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪St Matthew's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛳Fulford Heath Golf CourseGolf course4.7 km→

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