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Birk Brow Plantations - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

54.52069, -0.99772

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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

7 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

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cleveland StreetWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tees LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Samaritan WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

45 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
Guisborough LoopCycling route
Named routeRef GuisboroughLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
Guisborough Forest Red RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Skelton BMX TrackMountain bike route
Named route
Guisborough Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Near Birk Brow

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Near Birk Brow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lingdale Wildlife MeadowUrban park3.2 km→🌱Priory GardensUrban park3.6 km→🌱Ringrose OrchardUrban park4.5 km→🌱Town GreenUrban park4.5 km→🌱Bog GardenUrban park4.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Dam 162

2.4 km→
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Guisborough Woods

2.8 km→

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