Cross Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
54.55604, -1.16756
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Teesdale Way (Middleton in Teesdale to Middlesbrough)Walking route▾
UK long distance footpath from Dufton to Warrenby.
Named routeRegional walking route
Tees LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Marton West BeckWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Teesdale Way (Middlesbrough to Warrenby)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route▾
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Saltholm Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeRef SaltholmLocal cycle route
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
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route
8 Bridges Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8 BridgesLocal cycle route
James Cook University Hospital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef JCUHLocal cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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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Wildlife to spot
4,992 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,992 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Goldfinch +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Bat · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BatChiroptera2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Tawny Mining Bee · Geotrupes spiniger · Field Grasshopper +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
🌿Plants11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Fox-and-cubs · Giant Hogweed · Atlantic Ivy · Common Feather-moss · Dyer's Greenweed +6
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2023
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
- Sneezewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,992 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Goldfinch +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Bat · Rabbit
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- BatChiroptera2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Tawny Mining Bee · Geotrupes spiniger · Field Grasshopper +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2023
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Geotrupes spinigerGeotrupes spiniger2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
🌿Plants11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Fox-and-cubs · Giant Hogweed · Atlantic Ivy · Common Feather-moss · Dyer's Greenweed +6
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum2024
- Atlantic IvyHedera hibernica2023
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
- Sneezewort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2025SyrphusSyrphus2024SyrphusSyrphus202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2022Achillea ptarmica
Achillea ptarmica
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2023Michaelmas-DaisyAster2023Michaelmas-DaisyAster2023Events & activities nearby
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