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Blackpark Plantation

49 ha

📷 Colin Grice · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome49 ha

Getting here

54.31256, -0.85011

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 150m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Green-veined White +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Green-veined White +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Bell Heather, Heather +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cross-leaved Heath, Bell Heather, Heather +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wild Marjoram, Meadowsweet, Wood-sorrel +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bents Lanebridleway · 303 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 303 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Askew Rigg Lanebridleway · 615 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 615 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The road between Spiers House and Blackpark Lodge

📷 Colin Grice · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The road between Spiers House and Blackpark Lodge

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🌱Forest Holidays KeldyUrban park2.8 km→✦Hollins Mine and Bank Top iron calcining kilnsHistoric site4 km→⛪St Chad's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→✦Cropton Hall Garth: a motte and bailey castle including later medieval manor house, a medieval trackway and a pondHistoric site2.2 km→✦Nutholm cross dyke, 100m south of Appleton Mill FarmHistoric site3.6 km→

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