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MULGRAVE CASTLE

377 ha

📷 Paul Buckingham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsHeritageWildlife
Dogs welcome377 ha

Getting here

54.49608, -0.69807

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Blackbird +89 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: OLD MULGRAVE CASTLE; Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Blackbird +89 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood, Rhyacophila dorsalis +78 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Clustered Domecap, Clouded Funnel, Beech Knight +87 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route159 m
Named routeRef 1Length 159 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 165Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tunnel nr Mulgrave Castle ruins, Mulgrave Woods

📷 Paul Buckingham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tunnel nr Mulgrave Castle ruins, Mulgrave Woods

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Whitby Leisure CentreUrban park4.9 km→🌱Sneaton Castle St Hilda's PrioryUrban park3.9 km→⛪St Oswald's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦Sandsend alum houseHistoric site1.9 km→🌽Stakesby Vale AllotmentsAllotments4.9 km→✦Alum quarries and works 800m north of Sandsend BridgeHistoric site2.2 km→