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Fishpond Wood

6 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

54.52727, -0.85810

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Barn Owl, Wigeon +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Barn Owl, Wigeon +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Cheilosia illustrata, Common Red Soldier Beetle +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Cheilosia illustrata, Common Red Soldier Beetle +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Knapweed, Yorkshire-fog, Creeping Thistle +62 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Knapweed, Yorkshire-fog, Creeping Thistle +62 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Dandelion +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Cleveland StreetWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
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Cycling

38 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 168Cycling route
Named routeRef 168National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route12 m
Named routeRef 1Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route150 m
Named routeRef 1Length 150 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gate into Grinkle Wood

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gate into Grinkle Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Scaling Dam ReservoirReservoir2.8 km→💧Scaling Dam ReservoirReservoir2.8 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.7 km→🦉WHITECLIFF, LOFTUS AND ROSECROFT WOODSNature reserve4.1 km→🦉CLARKSONS WOODNature reserve4.2 km→

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