Getting here
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Smoothcap, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Pirri-pirri-bur +67 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Raspberry, Two-horned Pincerwort, Great Scented Liverwort +3 more foraging species
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Volucella pellucens, Marmalade Hoverfly +74 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 91 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Cleveland WayWalking route
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route
Centenary WalkWalking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route
Foss Lanepublic footpath · 99 m
May Beck Farm Trailpublic footpath · 265 m
May Beck Farm Trailpublic footpath · 77 m
🚴Cycling
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route
Lincoln - Whitby
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
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.
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
23 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Leas Head Road (Track)bridleway · 483 m
Foss Lanebridleway · 8 m
Little Beck Lanebridleway · 254 m
Foss Lanebridleway · 12 m
Leas Head Road (Track)bridleway · 78 m
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