Short birdwatching visit · Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
North Cliffe Wood
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Spring–summer dawn chorus; winter woodland birds
- Headline birds
- Woodlark · Marsh Tit · Green Woodpecker
- Parking
- Grass-verge parking at the reserve entrance accommodates about four cars. Keep the quiet road and access clear.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Wheelchair access is limited. Paths can be very muddy in winter and flooded locally after heavy rain.
Sand Lane, near North Cliffe · YO43 4XE
North Cliffe Wood offers a woodland change of scene from the East Riding wetlands. Its birch, oak and old hazel areas sit alongside small patches of heath and reedbed. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust highlights Green Woodpecker, Marsh Tit and Nuthatch in winter, when this is a useful place to concentrate on woodland calls and feeding flocks. A roughly three-kilometre grass-path circuit explores the reserve, although roots and wet ground make it a walk requiring care. The small roadside arrival and absence of visitor facilities suit a self-contained woodland visit rather than a serviced attraction.
Birds and seasons
- Woodlark · Headline bird — Spring to summer dawn chorus Source for Woodlark
- Marsh Tit · Headline bird — Winter Source for Marsh Tit
- Green Woodpecker · Headline bird — Winter Source for Green Woodpecker
- Nuthatch — Winter Source for Nuthatch
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Grass footpaths form a circular trail of about three kilometres, with exposed roots and uneven surfaces.
- Toilets
- There are no on-site visitor facilities; plan toilet stops before arriving.
- Parking
- Grass-verge parking at the reserve entrance accommodates about four cars. Keep the quiet road and access clear.
- Dogs
- Dogs are not permitted.
- Access notes
- Wheelchair access is limited. Paths can be very muddy in winter and flooded locally after heavy rain.
- Step-free access
- Wheelchair access is limited. Paths can be very muddy in winter and flooded locally after heavy rain.
Getting there: From Market Weighton take Cliffe Road south and turn right onto Sand Lane after about two miles. The operator directs visitors to park on the left by the wood. An irregular bus serves North Cliffe village; check the timetable before relying on it.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- North Cave Wetlands · 3.3 straight-line miles
- Alkborough Flats · 9.5 straight-line miles
- Wheldrake Ings Nature Reserve · 11.1 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Blacktoft Sands, 9.0 miles away in a straight line.
- North Cave Wetlands · 3.3 miles in a straight line
- Allerthorpe Common · 9.0 miles in a straight line
- Alkborough Flats · 9.5 miles in a straight line