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Freebrough Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Nick W · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

54.51501, -0.94513

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cleveland StreetWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Samaritan WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
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Cycling

27 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
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National 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
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
Skelton BMX TrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Ford at the bottom of Swindale

📷 Nick W · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Ford at the bottom of Swindale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lingdale Wildlife MeadowUrban park2.9 km→✦White Cross wayside cross at the junction of the roads to Castleton and CommondaleHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→🦉CLARKSONS WOODNature reserve4.8 km→✦Round barrow 640m north west of Old Castle Hill, on Quaker's Causeway, south east of Black HowesHistoric site2.2 km→✦Round barrow 550m south of Lockwood Beck on Quaker's Causeway, north of Black HowesHistoric site2.3 km→

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