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Snactry Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Robert Neilson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.91799, -1.00220

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Skylark +82 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Skylark +82 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Aptinothrips rufus +110 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Aptinothrips rufus +110 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ciliated Fringewort, Pointed Spear-moss, Raspberry +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 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
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orbital RouteCycling route
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blackwood Farm with Snactry Wood behind

📷 Robert Neilson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blackwood Farm with Snactry Wood behind

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