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Rock House Wood

50 ha

📷 Philip Barker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome50 ha

Getting here

54.34175, -0.84517

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Peacock +130 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Peacock +130 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh Gentian, Dark Mullein, Chickweed Wintergreen +33 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Marsh Gentian, Dark Mullein, Chickweed Wintergreen +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hartoft Riggbridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Hartoft Riggbridleway · 194 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 194 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rock House

📷 Philip Barker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Rosedale Abbey Football and Cricket ClubUrban park3 km→🌱Forest Holidays KeldyUrban park3.9 km→✦Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilnsHistoric site2.6 km→⛪Church of St Mary and St LaurenceReligious grounds3.1 km→

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