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Guisborough Forest and Walkway

Guisborough, TS14 8HD

Explore this popular gateway to the North York Moors, which includes a visitor centre and cafe, trim train, woodlands, wetlands, grassland, and several play areas.

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1.8 kms

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40 mins

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The trail begins at the car park just off the A173. Please note that parking charges may apply.
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From Rail to Reserve
Maurice Burns
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Leave the car park and join the forest walkway. Head right and look for an information board just before the path heads under the road bridge.

Walk closer to this point to reveal a question.

In which year did the railway station open as a public station on January 1st?

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Pinchinthorpe Station closed in 1951, although trains still ran on the branch-line until 1964. The station has been converted into the cottages behind you.

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'Welcome' Information Board
Evening Gazette
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Facing the information board turn right and walk towards the visitor centre. Look for the 'Welcome to Guisborough Forest & Walkway' information board.

How many metres above sea-level does Highcliff Nab stand?

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Did you know the nearby Blue Lake was originally created to provide hydraulic power for farm machinery at home Farm.

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A Strong Caterpillar
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Look close by for an information board featuring an ornate metal frame topped with a caterpillar pulling a train.

What is depicted on the bottom row, in the seventh box from the left? (one word)

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Did you know the visitor centre (complete with solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system) has a café, shop and interpretive displays including a children's area?

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Decorative Benches
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Continue along the trail until you reach several decorative metal benches overlooking a large pond.

In which year were these benches designed by year six pupils from St Paulinus School?

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Paulinus was a Roman missionary and the first Bishop of York. He arrived in England in 604 and died in 633.After his death in 644, Paulinus was canonized as a saint.

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Bird Hide
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Walk through the gate on the left and head to the bird hide.

What is the name of the smallest bird shown on the information board? (two words)

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54.528457
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This walkway is also known as Pinchinthorpe Walkway, taking its name from the small hamlet nearby. Pinchinthorpe dates back to the Domesday Book in 1086 when the village was known as Oustorp. Pinchinthorpe Hall is believed to date to the mid 17th century.

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Bench With A View
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Continue around the pond and search for a bench with a plaque dedicated to Graeme Turner

The bench, donated by Team Graeme, supports research into what? (two words)

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Team Graeme is a group of friends and relatives of Graeme Turner who died in October 2006 as a result of a brain tumour. The team is raising money for research into brain tumours with the aim of finding the cause of and a cure for this horrible disease

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Trees!
Northern Mine Research Society
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Head back through the gate and return to the main walkway. Turn right and head back the way you came a short way and look for an information board about trees.

In one year, an acre of mature trees absorbes the same amount of CO2 produced when a car drives how many miles?

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54.528494
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Did you know that Guisbororugh Forest has been heavily mined for materials such as ironstone, jet, alum, and sandstone?

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The Wise Owl
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Walk to the right of the information board and enter through a gate. Turn immediately left and follow the footpath past several carvings until you find a wooden owl sculpture at the edge of a clearing.

How many books is the owl stood on (count all the books in total)?

Hint: Number

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If you're lucky you might spot a Woodpecker on your walk today. Woodpeckers peck into trees to find food or create a nesting site. They also or peck (or "drum") in a rapid rhythmic succession to establish their territory and to attract mates.

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Exploring the Trim Trail
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Head back down the wooden steps and turn right looking for a large information board about the Bousdale Wood Trim Trail.

What is the name of exercise station number 3? (two words)

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There is a wide range of exercise equipment available in Guisborough Forest, including this trim trail and the nearby chain-tree course.

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Stone Remains
Ordnance Survey (1853)
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Enter the trim trail path and continue until you reach the ruins of a small building.

Down the steps and just along the path to the right you'll find an exercise station. What is the name of this exercise station?

Hint: 2 words

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It's believed this building was part of the Bousdale Brickworks. According to an Ordnance Survey map 'Brick field' is shown here and is thought to have provided bricks for nearby Hutton Village.

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The Western Walkway
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Continue along the trim trail path until it ends at a T-junction. Turn left and cross through a wooden gate, then look for an ornate metal-framed information board.

This site is managed as a Local Nature Reserve by which group that are based at the visitor centre?

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There are numerous scenic footpaths that lead off from this walkway to Nunthorpe, Flatts Lane, Eston Moor, and Newton-under-Roseberry.

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Wetland
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Face the gate you've just come through and turn right, heading along the main pathway. Continue along and look for a smaller path on the right that leads down to a bird hide overlooking the wetlands.

In which year was this wetland area established at a time when ponds and wetlands were in decline?

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A wetland is an ecosystem that is flooded by water, either permanently or seasonally, where 'oxygen free' processes prevail.

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Minibeasts!
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Return to the path and turn right, continuing until you reach a large wooden spider. Turn right through the carved wooden archway and look for an information board.

There are over how many species of minibeasts (called 'invertebrates') in Britain?

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You can lift up the logs and stones in this area and discover minibeasts for yourself.

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Bat Carvings
Gadgie Walks
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Head back through the arch and turn right to continue along the main walkway. At the start of several smaller ponds on your right look for a wooden pole featuring several carved bats.

How many carved bats can be found on the pole?

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This walkway features many wooden carvings, including spiders, dragonflies, frogs, and even an old man in a tree (search the car park).

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A Long Wait For A Train
Alan Walker
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Continue along the main pathway until you reach the train carriage.

Project sponsors have helped return a small part of the railway that once ran along this place after a gap of how many years?

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At its peak in the 1930's up to eleven trains ran on this branch-line railway each day. The photo shows how the station and signal branch looked in 1965.

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Codhill Kibble
East Cleveland Image Archive
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Look near the visitor centre (and the pictured pole carving) for information about the Codhill kibble.

Kibbles were eventually superseded by new technologies such as what? (two words)

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Kibbles were commonly used throughout the Cleveland ironstone mines.The photo shows a group of miners being transported in a kibble, date and mine unknown.

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