North Yorkshire local guide
Explore York's dog-friendly parks, reserves and trusted pet services.
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York’s guide covers parks, reserves and dog-friendly places to pause. Rawcliffe Bar Country Park has open paths, newly planted woodland and a play area, while Acomb Wood is a local nature reserve with woodland and meadow. At Askham Bog, dogs must stay on a lead and on the boardwalk. For a town stop, The Fat Badger welcomes well-behaved dogs in its bar and outdoor seating areas, and The Hound Lounge is a dog-friendly coffee house serving drinks and cakes for people and paws.
City of York Council says that, within the mapped restricted area of its dog-control order, you must remove faeces immediately and put them in an appropriate waste receptacle. You must also keep your dog under proper control, meaning it must not cause fear, alarm or distress to nearby people or animals. The order was made on 1 June 2025 and remains in force for three years unless extended, so use the council’s order map to identify the restricted area.
At Askham Bog, plan for a lead walk: dogs must stay on the lead and on the boardwalk.
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Local authority guidance for dog owners. On-site signs take priority and restrictions can change.
Within the mapped restricted area of the order, if a dog defecates, the person in charge must remove the faeces immediately and put it in an appropriate waste receptacle.
City of York Council (opens in a new tab)Within the mapped restricted area, the person in charge must keep the dog under proper control at all times; the order says this means not allowing it to cause fear, alarm or distress to people or animals nearby.
City of York Council (opens in a new tab)The Urination in public, dog control and dog fouling PSPO was made on 1 June 2025 and remains in force for three years unless extended under the council's statutory powers; use the order map to identify the restricted area.
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