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Barton Hag Wood

✦ Ancient woodland127 ha

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome127 ha

Getting here

54.26720, -1.08544

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Pheasant
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Chaffinch +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Chaffinch +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Creeping Thistle, Hawthorn +300 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Hazel +35 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Square-spot Rustic, Small Eggar, Large Yellow Underwing +64 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Square-spot Rustic, Small Eggar, Large Yellow Underwing +64 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional 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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cocayne LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through Collier Hag Wood

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Collier Hag Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildingsHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Rievaulx AbbeyUrban park2.3 km→✦DUNCOMBE PARKHistoric site3.4 km→✦RIEVAULX TERRACEHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Helmsley Walled GardenUrban park2.8 km→🌱YHA Helmsley GardenUrban park2.8 km→

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