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Gisborough Priory

5 ha

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Dogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

54.53580, -1.04837

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🌿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 — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🌿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

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Rosemary Beetle, 14-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

Good match

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cleveland StreetWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Walk GreenWalking route

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Walk RedWalking route

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Walk WhiteWalking route

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Tees LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route

NCN National Route 168Cycling route

Named routeRef 168National Cycle Network

Saltburn LoopCycling route

Named routeRef SaltburnLocal cycle route

Guisborough LoopCycling route

Named routeRef GuisboroughLocal cycle route

NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Guisborough Forest Red RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRef Red

Skelton BMX TrackMountain bike route

Named route

Guisborough Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRef Blue

Forest Enterprise Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

29,770 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,770 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds57 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +52

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GullLarus canus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SwiftApus apus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
TealAnas crecca
CurlewNumenius arquata
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Barn OwlTyto alba
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024

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Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

14-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Leistus rufomarginatus +2

14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Leistus rufomarginatusLeistus rufomarginatus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,770 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +52

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CootFulica atra
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common GullLarus canus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SwiftApus apus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
TealAnas crecca
CurlewNumenius arquata
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Barn OwlTyto alba
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

autumnwinter

2025

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

14-spot Ladybird · Migrant Hawker · Eristalis pertinax · Green Shieldbug · Leistus rufomarginatus +2

14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Leistus rufomarginatusLeistus rufomarginatus2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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🏞️GUISBOROUGH FOREST AND WALKWAYCountry park3 km→🌱Guisborough entrance parkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Priory GardensUrban park0 m→🌱Guisborough Forest and WalkwayUrban park3 km→🦉ERRINGTON WOODNature reserve4.4 km→🌱Bog GardenUrban park4.7 km→

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Guisborough Woods

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