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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.42162, -0.68162
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Red Grouse (scotica)
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Red Grouse (scotica)
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Red Grouse (scotica), Lapwing +79 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Red Grouse (scotica), Lapwing +79 more · last seen 2025; Upland heathland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Amandinea punctata, Myriolecis hagenii, Lecanora soralifera +19 more · last seen 2016
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bee Orchid, Common Yellow-sedge, Silverweed +153 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Centenary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Lincoln - Whitby
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 4Cycling route▾
Alternative route of EV12 between Whitby and Brotton following national routes 165 and 168.
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Pen Howe near the Pickering to Whitby road
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Wildlife to spot
2,902 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,902 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Red Grouse (scotica) · Skylark · Lapwing · Meadow Pipit +42
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Water Shrew
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2023
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Heather Ladybird · Downlooker Snipefly · Tipula maxima · Meadow Plant Bug · Acrossus depressus +2
- Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatus
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024
- Tipula maximaTipula maxima2024
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
- Acrossus depressusAcrossus depressus2024
Bee Orchid
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,902 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Barn Owl · Red Grouse (scotica) · Skylark · Lapwing · Meadow Pipit +42
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RavenCorvus corax
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare · Brown Rat · Water Shrew
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus2023
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens2023
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Adder · Common Lizard
- AdderVipera berus
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Heather Ladybird · Downlooker Snipefly · Tipula maxima · Meadow Plant Bug · Acrossus depressus +2
- Heather LadybirdChilocorus bipustulatus
- Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024
- Tipula maximaTipula maxima2024
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
- Acrossus depressusAcrossus depressus2024
Bee Orchid
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
22-spot Ladybird
22-spot Ladybird
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20237-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2023