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White Leys Playing Field

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.48765, -0.63377

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 121m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Starling +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Herring Gull, Turnstone, Starling +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sea Spleenwort, Rough Chervil, Maidenhair Spleenwort +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sea Spleenwort, Rough Chervil, Maidenhair Spleenwort +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Western Conifer Seed Bug +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Western Conifer Seed Bug +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Alexanders, Spear-leaved Orache, Small Nettle +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 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 Cycle Route 165Cycling route
Named routeRef 165National 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 route159 m
Named routeRef 1Length 159 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 165Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Houses on White Bridge Road A174

📷 Martin Dawes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Houses on White Bridge Road A174

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Whitby Abbey: Saxon double-house, post-Conquest Benedictine monastery, C17 manor house and C14 cross.Historic site1.7 km→✦Whitby AbbeyHistoric site1.8 km→🌱South Seas GardenUrban park1 km→🌱The Little ParkUrban park1 km→🌱YHA Whitby GardenUrban park1.7 km→🌱Whitby Leisure CentreUrban park700 m→

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