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Handale Wood

✦ Ancient woodland36 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

54.54043, -0.88362

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, House Sparrow +59 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, House Sparrow +59 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Spreading-bracted Dandelion, Bluebell, Lesser Celandine +236 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Double-toothed Dandelion, Bökman's Dandelion, Raspberry +32 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Large White +59 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Large White +59 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

51 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
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stream Junction, Handale Wood

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stream Junction, Handale Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coronation ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park1.6 km→🦉WHITECLIFF, LOFTUS AND ROSECROFT WOODSNature reserve2 km→🌱Angling GreenUrban park3.1 km→💧Scaling Dam ReservoirReservoir4.7 km→💧Scaling Dam ReservoirReservoir4.7 km→

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