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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
54.43866, -0.79213
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: BEGGARS BRIDGE OVER RIVER ESK
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +76 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Turnip Tigress, Marmalade Hoverfly +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Waved Silk-moss, Straw Bristle-moss +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Goathland to Grosmont Rail TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Packman's Trodpublic footpath · 2 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: bridleway
Packman's Trodpublic footpath · 17 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 165National 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 route597 m▾
Named routeRef 165Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Packman's Trodbridleway · 166 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 166 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: bridleway
Packman's Trodbridleway · 27 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Packman's Trodbridleway · 4 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mSurface settPath type: bridleway
Beggar's Bridgebridleway · 27 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mPath type: bridleway
Packman's Trodbridleway · 310 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 310 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
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Beggar's Bridge, off the Glaisdale to Egton Road (2)
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Wildlife to spot
6,184 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,184 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Turnip Tigress · Birch Clubhorn · Red-legged Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana +11
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
- Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Platycheirus albimanus
Great Scented Liverwort · Waved Silk-moss · Straw Bristle-moss · Mamillate Plait-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +34
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
- Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
- Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Elegant Silk-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,184 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Chaffinch +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Brown Hare
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Turnip Tigress · Birch Clubhorn · Red-legged Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana +11
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Turnip TigressAthalia rosae
- Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Platycheirus albimanus
Great Scented Liverwort · Waved Silk-moss · Straw Bristle-moss · Mamillate Plait-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +34
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
- Waved Silk-mossPlagiothecium undulatum
- Straw Bristle-mossOrthotrichum stramineum
- Mamillate Plait-mossHypnum andoi
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Elegant Silk-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusXylota xanthocnemaXylota xanthocnemaXylota xanthocnemaXylota xanthocnemaXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnisXylota segnis7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataPalloptera umbellatarumPalloptera umbellatarumPalloptera umbellatarumPalloptera umbellatarumXylotaXylotaXylotaXylotaVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensGolden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2024Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans
Greater Fork-mossDicranum majusGreater Fork-mossDicranum majusCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinumCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaMicheli's Least PouncewortLejeunea cavifoliaCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumCommon SmoothcapAtrichum undulatumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumClustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumHeath Plait-mossHypnum jutlandicumTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataTwo-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidataLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesLarger Mouse-tail MossIsothecium alopecuroidesSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusLittle Shaggy-mossRhytidiadelphus loreusForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosChiloscyphus polyanthosBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaBlueish VeilwortMetzgeria violaceaUlotaUlotaUlotaUlotaDame's-violetHesperis matronalisDame's-violetHesperis matronalisRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesGreater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioidesSilesian Feather-mossHerzogiella seligeriSilesian Feather-mossHerzogiella seligeriDusky Fork-mossDicranum fuscescensDusky Fork-mossDicranum fuscescensWhorled Tufa-mossEucladium verticillatumWhorled Tufa-mossEucladium verticillatumYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareYellow Fringe-mossRacomitrium aciculareWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaWood-rustCephalozia curvifoliaHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHair-pointed Feather-mossCirriphyllum piliferumHooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatumHooded Bristle-mossOrthotrichum cupulatumWhite EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024White EarwortDiplophyllum albicans2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2024