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Bog Plantation

108 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome108 ha

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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Bittern, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hobby, Bittern, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Rough Hawkbit, Common Nettle +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Germander Speedwell, Common Vetch +200 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yorkshire-fog, Germander Speedwell, Common Vetch +200 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ancholme Valley WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route779 m
Named routeLength 779 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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