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East Arnecliff Wood

✦ Ancient woodland94 ha

📷 Callum Black · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome94 ha

Getting here

54.43104, -0.79432

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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 on site — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Waved Silk-moss, Straw Bristle-moss +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Turnip Tigress, Mesembrina meridiana +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Turnip Tigress, Mesembrina meridiana +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Two-horned Pincerwort, Ground-elder +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Centenary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Packman's Trodpublic footpath · 2 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: bridleway
Stepping Stonespublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mPath type: footway
Packman's Trodpublic footpath · 17 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National 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
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 165Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route597 m
Named routeRef 165Length 597 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.9 km
Named routeRef 165Length 8.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 165Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

23 public paths nearby

Public paths
Packman's Trodbridleway · 166 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 166 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: bridleway
Packman's Trodbridleway · 27 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Packman's Trodbridleway · 109 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 109 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: bridleway
Packman's Trodbridleway · 4 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mSurface settPath type: bridleway
Beggar's Bridgebridleway · 27 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track above East Arnecliff Wood

📷 Callum Black · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track above East Arnecliff Wood

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🌱Poets Corner NurseryUrban park3.7 km→✦Beggar's BridgeHistoric site900 m→✦Round barrows and entrenchments on Egton High MoorHistoric site1.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.4 km→⛪Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪St James the Greater ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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