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Black Plantation

6 ha

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.91369, -0.99586

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Aptinothrips rufus +97 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus, Aptinothrips rufus +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Paxillus obscurisporus · last seen 2022; Fungi — Paxillus obscurisporus · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Raspberry, Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Raspberry, Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Foss WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

27 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 658Cycling route
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Orbital RouteCycling route
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rhododendrons in Black Plantation

📷 DS Pugh · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rhododendrons in Black Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱York MazeUrban park2.7 km→🌱Heslington Hall LawnUrban park4.9 km→🌱The Quiet PlaceUrban park4.9 km→🌱Badger Wood WalkUrban park4.9 km→⛪St Helen's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪Heslington ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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