Capon Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 43 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 43 ha
Places › England › North East › Redcar and Cleveland Getting here
54.56274, -1.00835
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cut-leaved Dead-nettle, Field Woundwort · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cleveland Street Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tees Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cleveland Way Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Samaritan Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Three Ridings on Foot Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3R Regional walking route
Show on map 62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Marske to Marske Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Marske Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 168 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 168 National Cycle Network
Show on map Saltburn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Saltburn Local cycle route
Show on map Guisborough Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Guisborough Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Guisborough Forest Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Skelton BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Guisborough Forest Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
25,352 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,352 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Goldcrest · Dunnock +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Syrphus ribesii · 7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis +15
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,352 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit · Goldcrest · Dunnock +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Magpie Pica pica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Syrphus ribesii · 7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis +15
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides2025
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Pogonocherus hispidulus Pogonocherus hispidulus2024
Pogonocherus hispidulus Pogonocherus hispidulus2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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