Highcliff Wood - Woodland plantation
7 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🥾Hiking🌲Walks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
54.51815, -1.05321
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
- 🐕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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cleveland Way
Free
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Guisborough Forest Red Route
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland StreetWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Walk GreenWalking route▾
Walk RedWalking route▾
Walk WhiteWalking route▾
Tees LinkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Guisborough LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef GuisboroughLocal cycle route
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 route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 165Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route▾
Guisborough Forest Red RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red
Skelton BMX TrackMountain bike route▾
Guisborough Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue
Forest Enterprise Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
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Wildlife to spot
18,347 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
18,347 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit +50
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- SwiftApus apus
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Pea-leaf Weevil · 14-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eristalis pertinax +1
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,347 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Coal Tit +50
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- SwiftApus apus
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Mole · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects6 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Pea-leaf Weevil · 14-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Eristalis pertinax +1
- Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Events & activities nearby
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