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Oxdale Slack

64 ha

📷 Christopher Hall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome64 ha

Getting here

54.34566, -0.46954

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Wood-sorrel, Bifid Crestwort +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Wood-sorrel, Bifid Crestwort +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Red Admiral +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Red Admiral +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wood-sorrel, Water Mint, Autumn Hawkweed +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Sea Trail, EnglandWalking route
Named routeRef NSInternational walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

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

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 1Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 1Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route111 m
Named routeRef 1Length 111 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Logging in Cloughton Wood

📷 Christopher Hall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Logging in Cloughton Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The Thieves' Dikes: prehistoric linear boundaries and associated featuresHistoric site3.5 km→✦Round barrow on Silpho Moor 780m NNE WhisperdalesHistoric site3.6 km→✦Round barrow on Reasty Hill Top 360m south east of BreckenhurstHistoric site3.6 km→✦Round barrow on Silpho Moor 710m north of WhisperdalesHistoric site3.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦Post-medieval dovecote 40m south of Cloughton HallHistoric site1.9 km→

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