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Woodland Camping
Based in Oakworth, West Yorkshire, our 10 acre woodland is ready to welcome you for camping and a range of experiences from wild yoga, hammock camping, forest schools and more.
Our mission is to help people enjoy time in nature whilst having an understanding of the impact humans have on this environment and making the effect of our presence positive.
To ensure that you can experience the forest at its best, our woodland is kept as wild as possible. This will allow us to preserve the precious ecosystem for future generations. There are benefits to people about this approach too, spending time in woodland environments in particular, is proven to boost mental wellbeing.
Therefore, we have designed our site to have the minimum impact on the natural environment as possible. For example, our “Do no harm, leave no trace” wild camping ethos, low density camping and creating a dedicated wildlife area all help to minimise and counter-balance the human presence on site. Other features to help reduce the impact include our carpark, which is confined to the entrance area to the woodland and we have left the paths and trails as wild and bumpy as nature has determined they should be. We have a lovely wooden toilet block with flushing loos and handbasins to ensure that any experience in the woods remains a dignified one. Walking through our 10 acres takes a good few minutes through mixed woodland terrain, so boots and wellies are recommended.
For details about camping, see our About Camping page, or about our other experiences, and for anything else please contact us.
Winter Camping
We’re open all through winter, why not try out your winter camping gear?
Feel wild and feel safe when camping at Woodsworth Exploring. Rest easy knowing your car parked securely, there’s a shop nearby for emergency supplies and you have the dignity of flushing toilets.
Bell Tent Hire
From £37 per stay, you can hire a pre-pitched bell tent. It’s a good quality Robens tent, and at 4m diameter, it’ll easily sleep up to 6 people. Ground sheet included. You must bring your own sleeping bag, sleep mat/air bed and any other camping kit that you want for comfort and enjoyment.
Save some of the hassle of having to dry your tent in winter and come camping. It’s still wild, it’s definitely not glamping, it is simply proper camping, made a little easier!
Add Bell Tent hire to your camping reservation during online booking.
This 4m diameter tent will fit on either the Small Clearings Pitch type or the Large Clearings Pitch type.
Campsite of the Year Winner 2023
We’re really proud to have received the Campsite of the Year award in the Prestige small business awards for Yorkshire 2023!
Here’s Duncan and Emma collecting the trophy!
We Love Hammock Camping
We think hammock camping is awesome. Hammocks provide an amazing nights’ sleep and they are much better for the natural environment than tent camping as they don’t squash the ground flora.
Having the right gear, that is properly set up, and knowing how to lie in a hammock are the secrets for the best nights’ sleep outdoors you’ve ever had.
Fancy trying it? We hire out hammock kits (hammock, tarp and underquilt), and as part of the service we will teach you how to set up and how to lay in a hammock. Add it to your booking enquiry or email us if you’ve already booked. Kits are only £17.50 per night.
Woodland Ambassadors
Duncan and Emma Davids have become Woodland Ambassadors for the Forestry Commission.
The Forestry Commission said: “They set up Woodsworth Exploring, a woodland campsite, and also help other landowners manage woodlands through their tree services, management and ecology company, Woodsworth Managing. They are passionate about finding ways for people to enjoy woodland with minimal impact.”
Duncan said: “We are really proud to have been selected as Woodland Ambassadors. Fulfilling this role helps us to share our woodland passion and knowledge with the public, while helping other landowners manage their woodlands for long term tree health.”
Green Travel
We love green! And brown, but especially green travel.
Here’s Rich and Emma from Kirkstall who received our first Green Travel Incentive Vouchers for travelling by train & bicycle to our campsite.
Check out our Camping page for details.
Looking for our sister business?
Woodsworth Managing offers tree surgery, woodland management and ecology services covering the South Pennines and West Yorkshire areas such as Skipton, Keighley, Bradford and Leeds. Check out the website: woodsworthmanaging.co.uk
