Little Swindale ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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54.51980, -0.95698
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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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hairy Wood-rush, Sheep's Sorrel, Creeping Thistle +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Dandelion, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Platycheirus rosarum, Criorhina berberina, Dark-edged Bee-fly +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Platycheirus rosarum, Criorhina berberina, Dark-edged Bee-fly +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cleveland Street Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cleveland Way Walking route ▾
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
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
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 National Cycle Route 165 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 165 National Cycle Network
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 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to Sea Mountain bike route ▾
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.
Photos Swindale House Farm locking North from the road
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Wildlife to spot
8,008 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,008 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Goosander Mergus merganser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Swift Apus apus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Sheep's Sorrel · Creeping Thistle · Ribwort Plantain · Dock · Creeping Buttercup +11
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 8,008 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Siskin Spinus spinus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Greylag Goose Anser anser Herring Gull Larus argentatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Rock Dove Columba livia Goosander Mergus merganser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Gadwall Mareca strepera Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Swift Apus apus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Sheep's Sorrel · Creeping Thistle · Ribwort Plantain · Dock · Creeping Buttercup +11
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 