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Sneaton High Moor

100 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mountain bikesWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome100 ha

Getting here

54.39864, -0.63455

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Mountain biking

1 MTB/downhill trail(s)

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Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Crossbill, Siskin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Crossbill, Siskin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pirri-pirri-bur, Common Spotted-orchid, Springy Turf-moss +16 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pirri-pirri-bur, Common Spotted-orchid, Springy Turf-moss +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Micarea prasina s. lat., Lecania inundata · last seen 2020; Fungi — Micarea prasina s. lat., Lecania inundata · last seen 2020

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
May Beck Farm Trailpublic footpath · 77 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mPath type: unclassified
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pond, Sneaton Forest

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond, Sneaton Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦World War II bombing decoy, 500m north west of John CrossHistoric site2.4 km→✦Two round barrows known as Thorn Key Howes, on Low MoorHistoric site3.5 km→✦Linear earthwork south east of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to FylingthorpeHistoric site4.8 km→✦Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to FylingthorpeHistoric site4.9 km→✦John Cross boundary cross on Shooting House Rigg immediately east of Wilson's Shooting HouseHistoric site2 km→✦Louven Howe round barrowHistoric site2 km→

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