Goat Scar Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › North East › Redcar and Cleveland Getting here
54.53276, -0.93488
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Sheep's Sorrel, Creeping Thistle +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Sheep's Sorrel, Creeping Thistle +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Dandelion, Common Nettle +2 more foraging species
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Vine Weevil, Cuckoo-Spit Insect · last seen 2024; Insects — Vine Weevil, Cuckoo-Spit Insect · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cleveland Street Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
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Named route Point-to-point National walking route
Show on map Samaritan Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Three Ridings on Foot Walking route ▾
Named route Ref 3R Regional walking route
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Signed route nearby
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 NCN 1 Humber to Tees Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 4 Cycling route ▾
Alternative route of EV12 between Whitby and Brotton following national routes 165 and 168.
Named route Ref EV12 International cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Skelton BMX Track Mountain bike route ▾
✦ 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
4,728 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,728 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Dunnock · Chaffinch +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Sheep's Sorrel · Creeping Thistle · Ribwort Plantain · Dock · Creeping Buttercup +14
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Dock Rumex Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Dandelion Taraxacum Bedstraw Galium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,728 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Dunnock · Chaffinch +44
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Linnet Linaria cannabina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Sheep's Sorrel · Creeping Thistle · Ribwort Plantain · Dock · Creeping Buttercup +14
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Dock Rumex Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Dandelion Taraxacum Bedstraw Galium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mallow Sidalcea hendersonii
Mallow Sidalcea hendersonii
Knapweed Centaurea
Knapweed Centaurea
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2024
Marsh-bedstraw Galium palustre2024
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa2024
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa2024
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024 