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East Brow Wood

✦ Ancient woodland112 ha

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome112 ha

Getting here

54.27977, -0.73466

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers; Birds — Chiffchaff, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Globeflower, Early-purple Orchid +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Dark Green Fritillary, Red Admiral +211 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Dark Green Fritillary, Red Admiral +211 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dropwort, Beech, Raspberry +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pexton TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PextonLocal walking route
Dalby Beck Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRef Red TrailLocal walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Malton to PickeringCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green
Dalby Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue
🐴

Horse riding

26 public paths nearby

Public paths
East Brow Roadbridleway · 322 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 322 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Green Lanebridleway · 36 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mPath type: track
Green Lanebridleway · 246 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 246 mPath type: bridleway
Farwath Roadbridleway · 732 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 732 mSurface gravelPath type: track
East Brow Roadbridleway · 933 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 933 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blansby Park Wood

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blansby Park Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Potter Hill GreenUrban park4.8 km→✦Two prehistoric linear boundaries with associated features, 680m ESE and 880m NNE of Pexton Moor FarmHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Pickering Community ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Castle Green and park areaUrban park4.3 km→✦Extensive prehistoric and medieval remains on Levisham MoorHistoric site4.5 km→✦Rawcliffe Howe round barrowHistoric site4.1 km→

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