Wildlife at Reasty Bank
Broxa
North Yorkshire
England
Burniston is the nearest town or village.
OS Grid Reference: SE 964944
Two car parks with access to the surrounding forest and fine views over the moors and surrounding farmland.
Mammals: Watch out for roe deer and grey squirrel. We have information about Roe deer
Birds: Many woodland species can be seen here including green woodpecker which feeds on the numerous colonies of wood ants in the forest west of the car park.
Insects and reptiles: Common lizard frequent the sunny heathland areas and butterflies such as the peacock frequent the herb rich road verges. The wood ants in this forest are the northern or hairy wood ant Formica lugubris. This ant is becoming rarer in Britain so the ants nest are now protected during forest operations.
Habitats: This is a mainly coniferous forest area although there are some large areas of heathland a short walk from the car park. The road verges are herb rich with spotted orchids and common twayblades.
How to get there:
Follow the directions given in the main site for Broxa. Follow the road from the 'T' junction west of Burniston at the end of Limestone Road for about two and a half miles. Reasty Bank is at the end of a long straight road on the edge of the hill.
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Contact:
Brian Walker
Environment Officer
01751 472771
e-mail: nym@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
What to see now
Watch out for wintergreen (Pyrola) on road verges in this area.
Did you know
When you look out from the viewpoint all streams to the south and east flow just a few miles to the sea at Scarborough, streams to the north and west flow to the Yorkshire Derwent and the water finaly enters the sea at the Humber estuary.
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