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Brecken Wood

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

📷 Andy Beecroft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

54.31784, -0.52109

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mandarin Duck, Mallard, Tufted Duck +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mandarin Duck, Mallard, Tufted Duck +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Wintergreen, Bilberry, Wood Forget-me-not +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Wood-sorrel, Sweet Cicely +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Sea Trail, EnglandWalking route
Named routeRef NSInternational walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Beacon Brow Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.9 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.9 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Silpho Village

📷 Andy Beecroft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Silpho Village

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✦The Thieves' Dikes: prehistoric linear boundaries and associated featuresHistoric site1.2 km→✦Round barrow on Silpho Moor 710m north of WhisperdalesHistoric site1.7 km→✦Round barrow on Silpho Moor 780m NNE WhisperdalesHistoric site1.8 km→✦Round barrow on Reasty Hill Top 360m south east of BreckenhurstHistoric site2.2 km→⛪St Laurence's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→✦Round barrow on Surgate Brow 290m west of Surgate Brow FarmHistoric site1.8 km→

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