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Carr Wood

✦ Ancient woodland43 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome43 ha

Getting here

54.29917, -1.19095

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Spring Hazelcup, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Glue Crust +20 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Spring Hazelcup, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Glue Crust +20 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Creeping Thistle +197 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large Skipper +106 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dalicar Bridgepublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The White Rose - Moors VariantCycling route
Named routeRef 656National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20.5 km
Named routeRef 656Length 20.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lime kiln and quarry north of Sunny Bank Wood

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lime kiln and quarry north of Sunny Bank Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Cairnfield 500m north east of Bumper CastleHistoric site4.1 km→✦Cairnfield on the south west of Hawnby Moor including a round barrow and a standing stoneHistoric site4.4 km→✦Arden HallHistoric site1.3 km→✦Section of the Cleave Dyke system on Arden Little Moor known as Steeple Cross Dyke including the Steeple Cross boundary stoneHistoric site2.7 km→✦Round barrow 520m north of High BarnHistoric site3.1 km→✦Round barrow 250m north of Thorodale WoodHistoric site3.2 km→

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