West Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.52839, -0.93292
Open directionsv
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
- 🌿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 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cleveland StreetWalking 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
49 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
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Skelton BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
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Footpath through Hagg Wood
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Wildlife to spot
6,330 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,330 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Dunnock · Coal Tit · Chaffinch +44
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Criorhina berberina · Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Criorhina berberinaCriorhina berberina
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Sheep's Sorrel · Creeping Thistle · Ribwort Plantain · Dock · Creeping Buttercup +15
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- DockRumex
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- DandelionTaraxacum
- BedstrawGalium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,330 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Dunnock · Coal Tit · Chaffinch +44
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GullLarus canus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- CurlewNumenius arquata2024
🦌Mammals3 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
🐝Insects2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Criorhina berberina · Dark-edged Bee-fly
- Criorhina berberinaCriorhina berberina
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Sheep's Sorrel · Creeping Thistle · Ribwort Plantain · Dock · Creeping Buttercup +15
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- DockRumex
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- DandelionTaraxacum
- BedstrawGalium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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