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Turtle Hill Wood

7 ha

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

54.02720, -0.31083

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
  • 🌿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

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Mallard +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Mallard +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hairy Bramble, Meadowsweet +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Opposite-leaved Pondweed, Monkeyflower Species +156 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Bramble, Opposite-leaved Pondweed, Monkeyflower Species +156 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

29 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
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
Main RouteCycling route646 m
Named routeRef 1Length 646 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Turtle Hill Wood

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Martin's ChurchUrban park2.9 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Burton Agnes 12th-century manor houseHistoric site3 km→✦Burton Agnes HallHistoric site3 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Nunnery Hill and adjacent earthworks, Little KelkHistoric site1.2 km→

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