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Hammond's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland82 ha

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome82 ha

Getting here

54.40415, -0.54966

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Harebell, Biting Stonecrop +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bog Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper +116 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bog Bush-cricket, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Green Grasshopper +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
North Sea Trail, EnglandWalking route
Named routeRef NSInternational walking route
Cook House Farm Lanepublic footpath · 901 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 901 mPath type: track
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 1Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Colcroft Farm Lanebridleway · 885 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 885 mPath type: track
Browsidebridleway · 173 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 173 mSurface concretePath type: service
Browsidebridleway · 82 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 82 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Browsidebridleway · 416 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 416 mSurface concretePath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pasture above Hammond's Wood

📷 Russel Wills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pasture above Hammond's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Green DikeHistoric site3 km→✦Medieval dyke known as Green DikeHistoric site3 km→✦Cairnfield 350m south east of Cook HouseHistoric site1.5 km→✦Round barrow 460m south west of Cook HouseHistoric site1.6 km→✦Site of Stoupe Brow alum works, 210m south east of Stoupe Bank FarmHistoric site2.1 km→✦Green DikeHistoric site2.9 km→

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