Waupley Wood
✦ Ancient woodland11 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
54.52807, -0.88460
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Swallow +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Blackbird, Swallow +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Blue-sow-thistle, Heath Star Moss, Meadow Vetchling +18 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Chestnut +148 more · last seen 2023; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 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
44 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
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
Main RouteCycling route12 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
894 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
894 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Swallow · Kestrel · Spotted Flycatcher · Whooper Swan +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2023▾
Cheilosia illustrata · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Meadow Vetchling · Glaucous Sedge · Wild Angelica · Tufted Hair-grass · Bracken +126
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
894 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Swallow · Kestrel · Spotted Flycatcher · Whooper Swan +31
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2022
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2022
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2022
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2022
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2022
- Common GullLarus canus2022
- Barn OwlTyto alba2022
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2023▾
Cheilosia illustrata · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Cercopis vulnerata
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Meadow Vetchling · Glaucous Sedge · Wild Angelica · Tufted Hair-grass · Bracken +126
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
- Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum2021
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
