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Skipwith Common

118 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome118 ha

Getting here

53.82769, -1.00762

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Chiffchaff +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper, Syrphus +31 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heath Star Moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bank Haircap +29 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heath Star Moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bank Haircap +29 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Riccall Round Walk 2Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 65Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 65Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route57 m
Named routeRef 65Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sandy Lanebridleway · 124 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 124 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Sandy Lanebridleway · 395 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 395 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Danes Hills square barrow cemetery, 300m south of Adamson FarmHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Riccall Park (The Rec)Urban park3 km→🌱Barlby ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Riccall Millennium GreenUrban park3.4 km→✦Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson FarmHistoric site400 m→✦Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 810m south of Skipwith ChurchHistoric site500 m→

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