Damhill Wood - Mixed woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.01265, -1.01097
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🗺️National trail🥾Walking trails
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
10 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
Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
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 route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 66Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
8,542 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,542 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw +13
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Cattle EgretArdea ibis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Mole · Rabbit · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Bay Bolete · Melastiza contorta · Bonfire Scalycap · Plicaria trachycarpa · Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa +21
- Bay BoleteImleria badia
- Melastiza contortaMelastiza contorta
- Bonfire ScalycapPholiota highlandensis
- Plicaria trachycarpaPlicaria trachycarpa
- Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosaMycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa
- SplitgillSchizophyllum commune
Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,542 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Great White Egret · Cattle Egret · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Jackdaw +13
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Cattle EgretArdea ibis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🦌Mammals3 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Mole · Rabbit · Roe Deer
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Bay Bolete · Melastiza contorta · Bonfire Scalycap · Plicaria trachycarpa · Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa +21
- Bay BoleteImleria badia
- Melastiza contortaMelastiza contorta
- Bonfire ScalycapPholiota highlandensis
- Plicaria trachycarpaPlicaria trachycarpa
- Mycena epipterygia var. pelliculosaMycena epipterygia var. pelliculosa
- SplitgillSchizophyllum commune
Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Penny Bun
Penny Bun
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
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