Freeholders Wood Local Nature Reserve
📍 AysgarthNorth Yorkshire
Ancient hazel coppice woodland on the walk between Aysgarth's Upper and Lower Falls
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What’s free
Free to walk through on footpaths from the National Park Centre
About
Freeholders Wood is ancient woodland, wooded since at least 1600, right next to the Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre. It is one of the best places in the Dales to see hazel coppice, with bluebells, wood anemone and herb-Paris in spring, and roe deer, red squirrels and plenty of woodland birds. Paths can be rocky or muddy in places.
Opening times
- Open access
Times can change, so check with the venue before a special trip.
Good to know
Costs to know about: Pay and display car park at Aysgarth Falls National Park Centre
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