Low Plantation - Woodland
1 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.95915, -1.06158
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 140m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 140m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 658
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
124 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
60,320 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
60,320 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +15
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects16 species
winterspring
2026▾
Trioza centranthi · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · 10-spot Ladybird +11
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Wood Bristle-moss +48
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
60,320 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +15
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects16 species
winterspring
2026▾
Trioza centranthi · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · 10-spot Ladybird +11
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Common Feather-moss · Wood Bristle-moss +48
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthonomus pedicularius
Anthonomus pedicularius
Norellia spinipesNorellia spinipesNorellia spinipesNorellia spinipesPsectrotanypus variusPsectrotanypus variusPsectrotanypus variusPsectrotanypus variusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataBrown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidumBrown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidumLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisThickpoint Grimmia
Thickpoint Grimmia
Schistidium crassipilum
Schistidium crassipilum
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberFirethornPyracantha coccineaFirethornPyracantha coccineaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumEvents & activities nearby
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