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Bessingdale Plantation

7 ha

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

54.03623, -0.60690

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Barn Owl, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Barn Owl, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Orange-tip, Broad-bodied Chaser +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Orange-tip, Broad-bodied Chaser +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed, Sparganium, Cock's-foot +152 more · last seen 2018; Plants — New Zealand Pigmyweed, Sparganium, Cock's-foot +152 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle, Dandelion +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 167Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km
Named routeRef 166Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bessingdale Plantation

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bessingdale Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SLEDMERE HOUSEHistoric site4.3 km→✦Linear earthwork running from the head of Warren Dale towards Sledmere Field Farm and associated settlement siteHistoric site3.8 km→✦Garton Slack settlement siteHistoric site4.1 km→✦Sections of linear boundary dyke in Cow Dale Plantation, Rabbit Dale and Oxland PlantationHistoric site4 km→✦Sections of linear boundary dyke in Harper Dale and Holm Dale, north east of Horsedale PlantationHistoric site4.4 km→✦Section of a single and double linear boundary dyke in Horse Dale, and the junctions of Holm Dale and Harper Dale, north west of Northfield FarmHistoric site4.9 km→

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