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Millfield Wood - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.95711, -0.93864

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
White Rose WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route334 m
Named routeRef 66Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route110 m
Named routeRef 66Length 110 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route421 m
Named routeRef 66Length 421 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Millfield Wood

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱York MazeUrban park3.9 km→🌱Bee PavilionUrban park4.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.5 km→✦Roman minor town identified as DerventioHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Kexby Bridge Also in EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIREHistoric site1 km→

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