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Reefer Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Steve Partridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.87420, -1.57197

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Swan Lanepublic footpath · 587 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 587 mPath type: track
Dales Way Linkpublic footpath · 864 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 864 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route
Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A-CCLocal cycle route
West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route
Route 677Cycling route
Named routeRef 677National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 668Cycling route
Named routeRef 668National Cycle Network
ELOR CycleCycling route
Named routeRef ELORLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland near Eccup.

📷 Steve Partridge · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland near Eccup.

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