Hagg Wood

Visitor information

Parking and prices

There is no public car park on Intake Lane. Please be courteous to local residents and do not block gateways or obstruct the highway. Access is needed at all times.

Additional information

Number of accessible parking spaces: 0

There are no designated accessible parking spaces at this forest, have you seen our Easy Access trails page?

Hybrid Bluebell close up — Photo credit: Isobel Cameron

Hagg Wood

Found to the east of Dunnington, York, Hagg Wood has plenty of wonderful wildlife and flowers for you to discover

Home to foxes, deer, badgers and many woodland birds, Hagg Wood provides the perfect woodland visit for any wildlife enthusiast! At different times of the year you can hear the call of woodpeckers, wood pigeons and cuckoos.

It's also a great place to spot bluebells in spring, as well as primroses, yellow pimpernel, wood anemone and dog violets, which you'll find growing along the woodland rides and clearings.

An interesting ancient history

In the Domesday Book of 1086 Hagg Wood was recorded as woodland pasture. It supported livestock and the woodland floor was covered in grassland. The wood has been managed for a variety of products, according to the needs of the time, including timber for building, forage for animals and shelter for game. After being heavily felled for timber during the Second World War it was replanted by Forestry England in the 1950s.

We now manage the wood in consultation with the Friends of Hagg Wood. The long-term objective is to restore the wood as native semi-natural woodland, including oak and other broad-leaved trees and native woodland shrubs, as well as maintaining some of the larger conifers.

At a glance

Walking trails
Beautiful flower displays
Dogs welcome

Things to do

Walking at Hagg Wood

Walking in Hagg Wood is the perfect way to get some fresh air and explore some of the area's most beautiful landscapes.

The woodland has a variety of public footpaths for you to explore.

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