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Wharfe Wood

✦ Ancient woodland58 ha

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome58 ha

Getting here

54.11064, -2.33135

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +61 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 — Eyebright, Betony, Cowslip +118 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sweet Cicely, Blackthorn, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Early Bumblebee, Small Garden Bumblebee +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pennine Way (Horton in Ribblesdale to Hawes)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Three Peaks WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ribble WayWalking route114 km

The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.

Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route
Settle LoopWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pennine Way (Malham to Horton in Ribblesdale)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
Wood Lanepublic footpath · 315 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 315 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Wood Lanepublic footpath · 2 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Wood Lanepublic footpath · 1 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 mSurface gravelPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
National Byway Trans-Pennine SpurCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 69Cycling route
Named routeRef 69National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Dales CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef YDCRegional cycle route
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route530 m
Named routeRef 68Length 530 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km
Named routeLength 172.2 km
🐴

Horse riding

26 public paths nearby

Public paths
Flascoe Lanebridleway · 326 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 326 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Wood Lanebridleway · 595 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 595 mPath type: track
Flascoe Lanebridleway · 14 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 14 mPath type: bridleway
Wood Lanebridleway · 732 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 732 mPath type: track
Bark House Lanebridleway · 445 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 445 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wharfe Wood, Austwick

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wharfe Wood, Austwick

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✦Market Cross, ClaphamHistoric site4 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Craven and Murgatroyd lime works 400m north east of Langcliffe MillHistoric site4.5 km→✦Native settlementHistoric site2.6 km→✦settlementHistoric site4 km→✦settlementHistoric site4.1 km→

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