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Old Wood

9 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.88413, -1.32928

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Battlefield TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route84 m
Named routeRef 66Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route390 m
Named routeRef 66Length 390 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The StarlingMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Toulston Lane descending through Old Wood

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Toulston Lane descending through Old Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Boston Spa Recration ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦BRAMHAM PARKHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Bramham ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Wetherby Grange ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Two Roman forts, two Roman camps, vicus, Iron Age enclosure, Bronze Age barrows and Neolithic henge monument west of Newton KymeHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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