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Air Bank Wood

✦ Ancient woodland171 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome171 ha

Getting here

54.27435, -1.14844

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Turtle Dove, Mandarin Duck, Grey Wagtail +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Turtle Dove, Mandarin Duck, Grey Wagtail +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Clustered Bellflower, Holly, Common Pouchwort +171 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Elder, Bramble +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Ringlet, Large White, Small White +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The White Rose - Moors VariantCycling route
Named routeRef 656National Cycle Network
Sutton Bank Cliff TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route903 m
Named routeRef 656Length 903 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route713 m
Named routeRef 656Length 713 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20.5 km
Named routeRef 656Length 20.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fort TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Paradise TrailMountain bike route28.5 km
Named routeLength 28.5 kmLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

32 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ox Pasture Lanebridleway · 768 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 768 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track at Birk Bank

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track at Birk Bank

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