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Elm Hag

✦ Ancient woodland208 ha

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome208 ha

Getting here

54.21388, -1.16674

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Black Spleenwort, Wall Lettuce +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Raspberry, Meadowsweet, Hawthorn +11 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 50 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
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
The White Rose - Moors VariantCycling route
Named routeRef 656National Cycle Network
Sutton Bank Cliff TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route326 m
Named routeRef 65Length 326 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route173 m
Named routeRef 656Length 173 mNational 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
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sand Lanebyway open to all traffic · 51 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 51 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Oldstead Bankbyway open to all traffic · 85 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 85 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Oldstead Bankbyway open to all traffic · 53 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 53 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Oldstead Bankbyway open to all traffic · 62 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 62 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Oldstead Bankbyway open to all traffic · 494 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 494 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland path, Elm Hag

📷 Gordon Hatton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland path, Elm Hag

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Section of the Cleave Dyke system 45m east of the visitors' centre at Sutton BankHistoric site4.1 km→✦Battle of BylandHistoric site4.1 km→✦NEWBURGH PRIORYHistoric site4.5 km→✦Byland Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management earthworks, enclosures, ancillary buildings and quarriesHistoric site1.5 km→✦Wayside cross known as Cooper Cross on Sutton BankHistoric site4.1 km→✦Round barrow in Cliff PlantationHistoric site4.4 km→

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