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Parks Wood

✦ Ancient woodland188 ha

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome188 ha

Getting here

54.53996, -0.92045

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Weedy Hawkweed, daffodils, Silver Birch +4 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Odontocerum albicorne, Silo pallipes, Rhyacophila dorsalis +36 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Odontocerum albicorne, Silo pallipes, Rhyacophila dorsalis +36 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cleveland StreetWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Saltburn LoopCycling route
Named routeRef SaltburnLocal cycle route
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
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Skelton BMX TrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Debris strewn footpath in Castle Wood (2)

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Debris strewn footpath in Castle Wood (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉WHITECLIFF, LOFTUS AND ROSECROFT WOODSNature reserve2.2 km→🌱Lingdale Wildlife MeadowUrban park2.6 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Angling GreenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Ringrose OrchardUrban park4.7 km→

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