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Fishponds Plantation - Woodland

10 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsWildlifeWalks
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.88306, -0.64461

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

3 activities

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates

Free

Wildlife

Priority pond habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
High Hunsley CircuitWalking route39 km
Named routeLength 39 kmLocal walking route
Pilgrimage of GraceWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fleetbeck Lanepublic footpath · 134 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164 (south)Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Hudson WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 164Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 164Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wateringdike Lanebridleway · 176 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 176 mSurface grassPath type: track
Wateringdike Lanebridleway · 310 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 310 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New plantation around Mastill Spring

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New plantation around Mastill Spring

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Aspen Play ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.4 km→✦LONDESBOROUGH PARKHistoric site2.5 km→✦HOUGHTON HALLHistoric site4.8 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⚽Memorial Playing FieldPlaying field2.7 km→

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