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Newton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

54.50232, -1.11534

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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
🍄Mushroom 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
🍄Mushroom 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

Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Netted Crust, Sycamore Tarspot, Deer Shield +143 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Netted Crust, Sycamore Tarspot, Deer Shield +143 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Foxglove, Ramsons +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Blackfoot Polypore, Beechmast Candlesnuff +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cleveland StreetWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Walk GreenWalking route

Named route

Walk RedWalking route

Named route

Walk WhiteWalking route

Named route

Tees LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Brant Gatepublic footpath · 380 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 380 mPath type: path

Thief Lanepublic footpath · 363 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 363 mPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Route 165Cycling route

Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network

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

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 route170 m

Named routeRef 165Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Moors to SeaMountain bike route

Named route

Guisborough Forest Red RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRef Red

Guisborough Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route

Named routeRef Blue

Forest Enterprise Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

Roseberry Lanebridleway · 441 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 441 mPath type: track

Bridlegill Roadbridleway · 815 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 815 mPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

7,379 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,379 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummer

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird +55

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springwinter

2025

Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit

BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects21 species

spring

2025

Rhabdomiris striatellus · Common Green Grasshopper · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Carabus granulatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug +16

Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata

🌿

Plants7 species

springsummer

2025

Foxglove · Common Nettle · Dog's Mercury · Ramsons · Pignut +2

FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
PignutConopodium majus2024
Common Bistort

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,379 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummer

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird +55

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
MagpiePica pica2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springwinter

2025

Badger · Brown Hare · Rabbit

BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024

🐝

Insects21 species

spring

2025

Rhabdomiris striatellus · Common Green Grasshopper · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Carabus granulatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug +16

Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Carabus granulatusCarabus granulatus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata

🌿

Plants7 species

springsummer

2025

Foxglove · Common Nettle · Dog's Mercury · Ramsons · Pignut +2

FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
RamsonsAllium ursinum2024
PignutConopodium majus2024
Common Bistort

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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