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Sands Wood

14 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

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54.08642, -0.27175

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🌿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

🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🌿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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Silky Wall Feather-moss, White Dead-nettle · last seen 2024; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Silky Wall Feather-moss, White Dead-nettle · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

32 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

2,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +40

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Barn OwlTyto alba
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Great TitParus major2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
SwiftApus apus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
MagpiePica pica2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2025

Orange Ladybird · Liophloeus tessulatus · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +1

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Black Clock

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2024

Dilated Scalewort

Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,274 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

spring

2025

Blackbird · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +40

BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Barn OwlTyto alba
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
DunnockPrunella modularis
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Great TitParus major2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
SwiftApus apus2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
MagpiePica pica2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
RookCorvus frugilegus2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023

🦌

Mammals2 species

winterspring

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects6 species

spring

2025

Orange Ladybird · Liophloeus tessulatus · Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +1

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Black Clock

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2024

Dilated Scalewort

Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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