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Haugh Wood

✦ Ancient woodland54 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome54 ha

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54.26964, -0.76821

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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
🌿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

Good to know

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

Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cow Parsley, Dandelion, Hedge Woundwort +147 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Hairy Shieldbug, Cercopis vulnerata +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Hogweed, Bramble +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Pexton TrailWalking route

Named routeRef PextonLocal walking route

Tabular Hills WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Inn WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Malton to PickeringCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Moors to SeaMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

5,324 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,324 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +29

BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JayGarrulus glandarius
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Garden WarblerSylvia borin

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Mole · Brown Hare · Bat

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BatChiroptera

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner · Hairy Shieldbug · Melanostoma scalare · Marmalade Hoverfly · Ferdinandea cuprea +3

Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus
Elm Mining SawflyFenusa ulmi
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants60 species

summer

2025

Ivy · Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Dandelion · Hedge Woundwort +55

IvyHedera helix
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
DandelionTaraxacum
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
CleaversGalium aparine
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Bearded CouchElymus caninus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Field PansyViola arvensis
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Red CampionSilene dioica
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
KnapweedCentaurea
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
NipplewortLapsana communis
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
ElderSambucus nigra
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
DewberryRubus caesius
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,324 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds34 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Chaffinch · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +29

BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Rock DoveColumba livia
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RedwingTurdus iliacus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
JayGarrulus glandarius
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SwallowHirundo rustica
NuthatchSitta europaea
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Garden WarblerSylvia borin

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Mole · Brown Hare · Bat

MoleTalpa europaea
Brown HareLepus europaeus
BatChiroptera

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Marginal Sycamore Disc-miner · Hairy Shieldbug · Melanostoma scalare · Marmalade Hoverfly · Ferdinandea cuprea +3

Marginal Sycamore Disc-minerHeterarthrus fiora
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus
Elm Mining SawflyFenusa ulmi
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea

🌿

Plants60 species

summer

2025

Ivy · Cow Parsley · Common Nettle · Dandelion · Hedge Woundwort +55

IvyHedera helix
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
DandelionTaraxacum
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
CleaversGalium aparine
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Bearded CouchElymus caninus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Field PansyViola arvensis
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Red CampionSilene dioica
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
KnapweedCentaurea
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.
Common SorrelRumex acetosa subsp. acetosa
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
NipplewortLapsana communis
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
ElderSambucus nigra
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
DewberryRubus caesius
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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