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Hanging Stone Wood - Woodland

5 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

54.50929, -1.09488

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Upland heathland priority habitat

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Cleveland Way

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Forest Enterprise Cycle Trail

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cleveland StreetWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Walk GreenWalking route

Named route

Walk RedWalking route

Named route

Walk WhiteWalking route

Named route

Tees LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

National Cycle Route 165Cycling route

Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network

RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 168Cycling route

Named routeRef 168National Cycle Network

Guisborough LoopCycling route

Named routeRef GuisboroughLocal cycle route

NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Moors to SeaMountain bike route

Named route

Guisborough Forest Red RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRef Red

Guisborough Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRef Blue

Forest Enterprise Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named route

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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths

Bridlegill Roadbridleway · 815 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 815 mPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

5,864 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,864 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +44

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

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Mammals2 species

springwinter

2025

Badger · Brown Hare

BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +1

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,864 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

springsummerwinter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw +44

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

springwinter

2025

Badger · Brown Hare

BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects6 species

summer

2025

Common Green Grasshopper · Eristalis pertinax · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +1

Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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