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St John's Church

✦ Ancient woodland92 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome92 ha

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
  • 🅿️Hackfall Woods Visitor Parking 143m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Common Tamarisk-moss, Bank Haircap +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Upland hay meadow — wildflower-rich grassland invertebrates; Insects — Wormaldia occipitalis, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 64 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Aislabie WalkWalking route27 km

Circular route between Studley Royal and Hackfall woods

Named routeLength 27 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Ripon Rowel WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ripon Rowel Walkpublic footpath · 574 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 574 mPath type: footway
Back Lanepublic footpath · 315 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 315 mSurface pavedPath type: service
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ripon Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bedale Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Major Rock Fall in Hack Fall Wood

Major Rock Fall in Hack Fall Wood

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