Fir Rigg Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › North East › Redcar and Cleveland Getting here
54.56401, -1.03696
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cut-leaved Dead-nettle, Field Woundwort · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cleveland Street Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Walk Red Walking route ▾
Walk White Walking route ▾
Tees Link Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Marske to Marske Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Marske Local cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map RCN Regional Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 168 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 168 National Cycle Network
Show on map Saltburn Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Saltburn Local cycle route
Show on map Guisborough Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Guisborough Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Guisborough Forest Red Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Red
Show on map Skelton BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
Guisborough Forest Blue Route Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Blue
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
10,543 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,543 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Great Tit +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Magpie Pica pica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Willow Tit Poecile montanus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Meliscaeva auricollis +13
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,543 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Coal Tit · Chaffinch · Great Tit +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2023 Magpie Pica pica Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Jay Garrulus glandarius2023 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Willow Tit Poecile montanus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Meliscaeva auricollis +13
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides2025
Sciara hemerobioides Sciara hemerobioides2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Platycheirus Platycheirus2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2024
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