Nut Wood walk - Wauldby Scrogs walk - bluebell walks

Route: Nut Wood and Wauldby

Area: East Yorkshire

Date of walk: 1st May 2026

Walkers: Andrew and Gilly

Distance: 4.2 miles

Ascent: 200 feet

Weather: Sunny

Nut Wood is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. Parts of the wood date back to the 13th century. It is surrounded by rolling agricultural land typical of the East Yorkshire Wolds. I’ve visited the wood in years gone by, as there is a good display of bluebells here – the wood is known as ‘Bluebell Wood’ locally. I wasn’t aware of the carpets of wild garlic which appear in early May – thanks to a friend for tipping me off that this would be a good time to visit

We parked opposite Raywell House, where the roadside parking spaces have recently been extended to include a laid out parking area. After crossing the road we entered into Nut Wood. Public footpaths run along both edges of the wood, but at this time of year it’s better to follow the permissive paths which run through the middle of it, as this is where the flora flourishes. We could smell the wild garlic, also known as ransoms, before we could see it. As we walked through Nut Wood there were swathes of the plant carpeting the floor, a wonderful sight. Other wildflowers, including, bluebells, stitchwort and red campion enhanced the scene

At the end of the wood we descended into Wauldby Scrogs, an area of wood pasture, and followed a path along Wauldby Green where I used to go tobogganing as a child. We continued up to Turtle Hill and then turned left to join the Yorkshire Wolds Way, a long distance route which we walked ten years ago. We headed south, leaving the Wolds Way at Wauldby Dam to walk through agricultural land to Little Wauldby Farm, turning left here to return to Nut Wood. This completed our circuit and gave us another chance to enjoy the wild garlic again as we followed paths through Nut Wood back to the start

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