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Waterfall Wood - Grassland

101 ha

📷 Neal Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome101 ha

Getting here

54.54462, -1.01867

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 128m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 128m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

53 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Marske to MarskeCycling route

Named routeRef MarskeLocal cycle route

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

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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

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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

7,981 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,981 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds59 species

winter

2025

Mallard · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Robin · Carrion Crow +54

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
CootFulica atra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TealAnas crecca
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Barn OwlTyto alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Willow TitPoecile montanus
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
GadwallMareca strepera
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

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Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

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Insects3 species

autumn

2025

Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,981 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winter

2025

Mallard · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Robin · Carrion Crow +54

MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Great TitParus major
House SparrowPasser domesticus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
CootFulica atra
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TealAnas crecca
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Common GullLarus canus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Rock DoveColumba livia
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House MartinDelichon urbicum
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Barn OwlTyto alba
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Willow TitPoecile montanus
White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
SiskinSpinus spinus
GadwallMareca strepera
Stock DoveColumba oenas
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐝

Insects3 species

autumn

2025

Common Darter · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neal Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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