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Claphams Wood

10 ha

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

54.53942, -1.12854

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 388m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Robin +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Large White +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Large White +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walk GreenWalking route
Named route
Walk RedWalking route
Named route
Walk WhiteWalking route
Named route
Tees LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Marton West BeckWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 168Cycling route
Named routeRef 168National Cycle Network
Guisborough LoopCycling route
Named routeRef GuisboroughLocal cycle route
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
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Mountain biking

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
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Tees Link south of Claphams Wood

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Tees Link south of Claphams Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stewart ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Stewart ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Guisborough entrance parkUrban park2.3 km→🏞️GUISBOROUGH FOREST AND WALKWAYCountry park2.7 km→🌱Whale HillUrban park3 km→🌱Thorntree ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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