Morton Carr Belt - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.51769, -1.15401
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walk GreenWalking route▾
Walk RedWalking route▾
Walk WhiteWalking route▾
Tees LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Marton West BeckWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
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
James Cook University Hospital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef JCUHLocal cycle route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike 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▾
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
7,283 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,283 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Jackdaw · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +32
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CootFulica atra
- Common GullLarus canus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +14
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Liverwort
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,283 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Jackdaw · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit +32
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- CootFulica atra
- Common GullLarus canus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +14
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Liverwort
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumSmall Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major