Allerthorpe Common Nature Reserve — Attraction in Allerthorpe

A lovely, wooded common with good footpaths, great for dog walking and some bridleways for riding and mountain biking. Woodland is mainly coniferous but with some areas of deciduous trees. Also, the conifers are slowly being removed and native broadleaf trees being allowed to regenerate. It is very flat and on sandy or gravel soils, so it's mostly dry, but there are a few areas that get very wet and muddy in winter. There is an inner, fenced off nature reserve, dogs not allowed because of ground nesting birds, snakes (adders and grass snakes), toads and lizards. In summer, this is grazed by longhorn cattle to help biodiversity. There is a small amount of parking at various places around the edge of the woods. Slightly spoilt by the electricity pylons running through the middle but they are mostly hidden when the trees...

As a dog parent and a responsible dog owner - from driving up to parking to walking around the amount of dog poo bags, and dog poo left all over made the walk a bit disappointing. Yes there no bin! But that doesn’t mean you should all follow the last person and leave your crap on the floor - we double bagged ours and took it home with us (even on a hot day like today) i think people that can’t clean up after their dogs shouldn’t have them!

Also there is now a pay and park meter which wasn’t there before we drove in and out and parked on the side which most people was doing- so not sure if they will fine us as we quickly turned around!

We was only there for 30min as was too hot...

A place to walk and practice mindfulness. Shady with the random darts of sunshine hitting the floor. Various paths lead the walker deeper into the woods and if you're feeling that bit more energetic, you can walk to the Plough Inn which offers fine ale and food. Great for kids and dogs. Then you can choose to walk back via the long, straight road which has some beautiful pine type trees on either side. You can see and smell the huge piles of tree trunks which have recently logged. On our travels we've seen various birds of prey, smaller birds and butterflies. If you need to take time out from the chaos, visit these woods ... You won't regret it! Oh ... and beware the...