Tofts Wood - Woodland plantation
2 ha
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🐶Dogs🌲Walks🥾Hiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.98012, -0.96949
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Jorvic Way
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km▾
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km▾
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
YorActive TrailWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route334 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route706 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 706 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route110 m▾
Named routeRef 66Length 110 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 66Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
7,043 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,043 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +35
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Hornet Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · 10-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Turnip Tigress +43
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
🌿Plants19 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Pointed Spear-moss +14
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,043 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +35
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
🦌Mammals3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Hornet Hoverfly · Eristalis tenax · 10-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Turnip Tigress +43
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2025
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
🌿Plants19 species
springautumn
2026▾
Common Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Pointed Spear-moss +14
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Hart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Non-biting midgesChironomidaeNon-biting midgesChironomidae18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata202518-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2025Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2025Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Elm Mining SawflyFenusa ulmi2025Elm Mining SawflyFenusa ulmi2025Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2025Clover-root WeevilSitona hispidulus2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025MelanostomaMelanostoma2025Pipiza lugubrisPipiza lugubris2025Pipiza lugubrisPipiza lugubris2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Bicolorous SawflyHemichroa australis2025Testaceous SawyerPristiphora testacea2025Testaceous SawyerPristiphora testacea2025Green Alder NematineEuura glutinosae2025Green Alder NematineEuura glutinosae2025Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva2025Common Sedge-sawflySelandria serva2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025Stable FlyStomoxys calcitrans2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Face FlyMusca autumnalis2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Physiphora alceaePhysiphora alceae2025Physiphora alceaePhysiphora alceae2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella2025Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2025Rose Leaf-roller SawflyBlennocampa phyllocolpa2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumSwan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornumBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataNipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2025Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Field PansyViola arvensis2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2025RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Events & activities nearby
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