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Swingling Moor

10 ha

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.98017, -0.73679

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Wren, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Suillia variegata +207 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange-tip, Green-veined White, Suillia variegata +207 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Forked Veilwort, Big Shaggy-moss +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Forked Veilwort, Big Shaggy-moss +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
Pilgrimage of GraceWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 164Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Green Balkbridleway · 235 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 235 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Deep Dale towards Swingling Moor

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Deep Dale towards Swingling Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Old WoodUrban park4.2 km→🌱Wayrham Picnic SiteUrban park2.3 km→✦Site of Archbishop's moated palace and fishponds, Hall Garth.Historic site3 km→✦Ousethorpe medieval settlement, moat and mill 310m south of Ousethorpe FarmHistoric site3.7 km→🌱St Helen's ChurchUrban park4.8 km→✦Section of linear boundary dyke on Cow Moor, Millington DaleHistoric site2 km→

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