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Callister Wood

✦ Ancient woodland96 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome96 ha

Getting here

54.25931, -1.14640

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Horse riding

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Turtle Dove, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Turtle Dove, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Clustered Bellflower, Forked Veilwort, Rambling Tail-moss +182 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Stone Bramble, Raspberry, Great Scented Liverwort +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Grammoptera ruficornis, Eristalis pertinax, Common Blue Damselfly +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Grammoptera ruficornis, Eristalis pertinax, Common Blue Damselfly +102 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Low Field Lanepublic footpath · 875 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 875 mSurface gravelPath type: track
🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose - Moors VariantCycling route
Named routeRef 656National Cycle Network
Sutton Bank Cliff TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route903 m
Named routeRef 656Length 903 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 656Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 656Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fort TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Paradise TrailMountain bike route28.5 km
Named routeLength 28.5 kmLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

28 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bridge Roadbridleway · 812 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 812 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pheasant Feeders, Callister Wood

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pheasant Feeders, Callister Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildingsHistoric site1.8 km→✦Section of the Cleave Dyke system 45m east of the visitors' centre at Sutton BankHistoric site4.5 km→✦Battle of BylandHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Rievaulx AbbeyUrban park1.9 km→✦RIEVAULX TERRACEHistoric site2.2 km→✦Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton BankHistoric site4.7 km→

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