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Oxclose Wood

✦ Ancient woodland193 ha

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome193 ha

Getting here

54.21622, -1.09405

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Wood Blewits +231 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Parrot Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Wood Blewits +231 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Wood Blewits, Yellow Stainer, Shaggy Parasol +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose - Moors VariantCycling route
Named routeRef 656National Cycle Network
Cocayne LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 656Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hag Lanebridleway · 361 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 361 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Hag Lanebridleway · 496 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 496 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Hag Lanebridleway · 571 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 571 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grassy path in Oxclose Wood

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grassy path in Oxclose Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildingsHistoric site4.8 km→✦DUNCOMBE PARKHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Rievaulx AbbeyUrban park4.8 km→🌱Helmsley Walled GardenUrban park3.6 km→✦GILLING CASTLEHistoric site4.5 km→✦RIEVAULX TERRACEHistoric site4.6 km→

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