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Rosecroft Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

54.54745, -0.89331

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Swift, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Swift, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Common Tamarisk-moss, Raspberry +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Riband Wave, Garden Carpet +172 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Riband Wave, Garden Carpet +172 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Blackthorn, Elder +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
King Charles III England Coast Path: Filey Brigg to North GareWalking route
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
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Cycling

53 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Rosecroft Wood

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Rosecroft Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Coronation ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park900 m→🦉WHITECLIFF, LOFTUS AND ROSECROFT WOODSNature reserve1 km→🌱Angling GreenUrban park2.2 km→🌱Lingdale Wildlife MeadowUrban park4.4 km→🦉ROSECROFT WOODSNature reserve100 m→

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