Coal Bank Wood, Mickley

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Good for: Birds, Ferns, Fungi, Mosses, Wildflowers

Small woodland over limestone with wet woodland, fens, flushes and marshes

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Parking

Limited parking on minor road between Grewelthorpe and Mickley

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Access

Public Rights of Way. Take footpath from minor road between Grewelthorpe and Mickley

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Terrain

Woodland footpaths

Habitat:

Grassland, Marsh, Stream, Woodland

About the location

Coal Bank Wood is located on Magnesian Limestone and has a typical range of woodland wildflowers including Bluebell, Dog’s Mercury, Woodruff and a large population of Herb Paris.
At the northern end of the wood is a large area of flush and fen vegetation with Globeflower and Marsh Valerian.