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Spring Wood

✦ Ancient woodland103 ha

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome103 ha

Getting here

54.51616, -0.91412

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Creeping Thistle, Dock +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Cercopis vulnerata · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Dandelion, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland StreetWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Samaritan WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Ridings on FootWalking route
Named routeRef 3RRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
National Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National Cycle Network
RCN Regional Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 168Cycling route
Named routeRef 168National Cycle Network
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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
Skelton BMX TrackMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Gerrick Lanebridleway · 97 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 97 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Cow Close Lanebridleway · 147 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 147 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cow Close Wood

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cow Close Wood

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🌱Lingdale Wildlife MeadowUrban park4 km→💧Scaling Dam ReservoirReservoir4.4 km→💧Scaling Dam ReservoirReservoir4.4 km→🦉WHITECLIFF, LOFTUS AND ROSECROFT WOODSNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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