Guide Post Wood - Mixed woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.54971, -1.10994
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Native broadleaved woodland
Free
Native broadleaved woodland — woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland StreetWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Walk GreenWalking route▾
Walk RedWalking route▾
Walk WhiteWalking route▾
Tees LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Marske to MarskeCycling route▾
Named routeRef MarskeLocal cycle route
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
Guisborough LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef GuisboroughLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Guisborough Forest Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Guisborough Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
Forest Enterprise Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Woodland near High Barnaby Farm
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Wildlife to spot
3,952 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,952 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird +36
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Southern Hawker · Carabus nemoralis +8
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Emperor Dragonfly
🌿Plants6 species
springsummer
2024▾
Bog Asphodel · Goldenrod · Greater Stitchwort · Wood-sorrel · Turkey Oak +1
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Turkey OakQuercus cerris2023
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,952 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Robin · Chaffinch · Blackbird +36
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2023
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects13 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser · Southern Hawker · Carabus nemoralis +8
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2023
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Emperor Dragonfly
🌿Plants6 species
springsummer
2024▾
Bog Asphodel · Goldenrod · Greater Stitchwort · Wood-sorrel · Turkey Oak +1
- Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
- GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
- Turkey OakQuercus cerris2023
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator2024
Anax imperator2024
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Tachina grossaTachina grossa2023Tachina grossaTachina grossa2023Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022Common HawkerAeshna juncea2022Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2022Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2022Black DarterSympetrum danae2022Black DarterSympetrum danae20222022
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