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Merrys Wood

6 ha

📷 Stephen McCulloch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

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54.54688, -0.93759

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🌿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

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +37 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock +37 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Weedy Hawkweed, Hieracium exotericum, daffodils +2 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Weedy Hawkweed, Hieracium exotericum, daffodils +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cleveland StreetWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Cleveland WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route

Samaritan WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Three Ridings on FootWalking route

Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route

King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

62 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

Saltburn LoopCycling route

Named routeRef SaltburnLocal cycle route

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

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Skelton BMX TrackMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

1,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Goldfinch · Dunnock +50

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
Common GullLarus canus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2024

Green Shieldbug · Vine Weevil

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush · Goldfinch · Dunnock +50

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Tree SparrowPasser montanus
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
Common GullLarus canus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
SwiftApus apus2023
Rock DoveColumba livia2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023

🦌

Mammals4 species

springwinter

2025

Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2024

Green Shieldbug · Vine Weevil

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen McCulloch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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