Route: North Cliffe Wood and Houghton Moor
Area: East Yorkshire
Date of walk: 2nd May 2014
Walkers: Andrew and Fiona
Distance: 7.0 miles
Weather: sunny spells
We parked in Northcliffe and walked along a public footpath heading east up Cliffe Hill. After a short distance we entered into Houghton Moor, which is a wood rather than a moor, and which is full of rhododendrons – not yet in flower
The path through the wood emerged at Castle Farm at which point we headed back west through fields and descended King’s Hill to join the road. It was a short walk back along the road into Northcliffe
This wasn’t the end of the walk however, as we’d decided to incorporate a visit to North Cliffe Wood, owned and managed by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (no dogs allowed). A ten minute walk along a quiet road took us to the wood and we walked round its perimeter along the permitted paths, a distance of about one mile. What a fantastic mile it was. The bluebells were in full flower – and scent – and every step of the way was a pleasure
We retraced our steps back to Northcliffe reflecting on how lucky we’d been to see such a spectacle
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We parked near the village hall at Northcliffe, next to St John’s Church
A public footpath heads uphill out of the village
Approaching Houghton Moor woods
We follow an easy track through the woods
I gallantly send Fiona ahead to check if the natives are friendly
Very contented cows at Castle Farm
We pass by Houghton Hall
We descend Cliffe Hill to join the road back into North Cliffe
We walk along the road out of North Cliffe towards North Cliffe Wood
Entering the wood, which is a nature reserve owned by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
The first of several bluebell photos
My little sister
We walk past an area of heathland before going back into the woods
More bluebells!
Reluctantly we left the wood and returned along the road back to North Cliffe - what a great walk it had been
