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Thin Oaks Wood

✦ Ancient woodland46 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

54.27750, -0.97881

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 304m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Pheasant +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Pheasant +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Depressed Feather-moss, Yellow Archangel, Campylium protensum +132 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +136 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +136 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Great Scented Liverwort, Two-horned Pincerwort +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cocayne LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Malton Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

27 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 385 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 385 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beech Wood in winter

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beech Wood in winter

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Moated site known as Vivers Hill Castle, 300m north east of the parish churchHistoric site3.4 km→✦Skiplam Grange monastic grangeHistoric site900 m→✦Neville CastleHistoric site2.9 km→✦Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish churchHistoric site2.9 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪St Chad's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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