Walk · North Yorkshire

Askham Bog Nature Reserve

York · YO23 2UB

0.5MILES

25mON FOOT

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The route A-road B-road Lane Track Path Water Woodland

Off-road 100% 0% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 95%Lane & track 5%

Our drawing of the route, over road and path data from OpenStreetMap. It shows where the walk goes and what it goes through. It is not a survey and not a navigation aid — carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

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YO23 2UB

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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's celebrated fenland reserve on York's south-west edge — Sir David Attenborough called it a cathedral of nature conservation — explored via a 750-metre boardwalk circuit. Dogs are allowed but must stay on a lead and keep to the boardwalk to protect the fragile peatland and its wildlife. Free entry at all times, with a small gravel car park off the A1036 near Askham Bar.

THE SMALL PRINTDogs on leads and on the boardwalk only.

REGION · NORTH YORKSHIRE

GRID · 53.9236, -1.1258

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.YWT.ORG.UK/NATURE-RESERVES/ASKHAM-BOG-NATURE-RESERVE

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