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North Wood

14 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ 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

🐦70+ 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, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +14 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, White Dead-nettle · last seen 2023; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, White Dead-nettle · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

27 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 Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Bridlington Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network

Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network

NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

2,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Robin +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Great TitParus major2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Barn OwlTyto alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
MagpiePica pica2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummerautumn

2024

7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Black Clock · Elm Mining Sawfly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023
Elm Mining SawflyFenusa ulmi2022

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2023

Silky Wall Feather-moss

Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,031 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

springsummer

2025

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff · Blackbird · Robin +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
Great TitParus major2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Barn OwlTyto alba
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2022
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
MagpiePica pica2023
SwiftApus apus2023
Little OwlAthene noctua2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022

🐝

Insects5 species

springsummerautumn

2024

7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Black Clock · Elm Mining Sawfly

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2023
Elm Mining SawflyFenusa ulmi2022

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2023

Silky Wall Feather-moss

Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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