Middleton Woods
π IlkleyWest Yorkshire
Ilkley woodland famous for its spring carpet of bluebells

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Free public access to the woods
About
A 38 hectare Bradford Council woodland on the hillside north of the River Wharfe at Ilkley. It is an easy walk and is best known for the carpet of bluebells that covers the ground in spring.
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