Three Acre Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.52252, -1.17669
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 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tees LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Marton West BeckWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route▾
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Samaritan WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
48 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
James Cook University Hospital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef JCUHLocal cycle route
Middlesbrough Cycle CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
3 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
Photos

Public Footpath Heading South East to the Church
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
18,452 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
18,452 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin +31
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +13
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Liverwort · Sanicle · Purple Toothwort · Fringecups
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- SanicleSanicula europaea2025
- Purple ToothwortLathraea clandestina2025
- FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,452 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin +31
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
🐝Insects18 species
springsummer
2025▾
Azure Damselfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly +13
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Common Liverwort · Sanicle · Purple Toothwort · Fringecups
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- SanicleSanicula europaea2025
- Purple ToothwortLathraea clandestina2025
- FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025
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 grandis14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major