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Spoilbank Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

28 ha

📷 John Davidson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

53.91140, -1.32539

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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
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
West Yorkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WYCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route15 m
Named routeRef 67Length 15 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 66Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The StarlingMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

HM Prison Wealstun

📷 John Davidson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

HM Prison Wealstun

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Boston Spa Recration ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Wetherby Grange ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Garden of RestUrban park4.4 km→🌱Sandringham ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Jubilee GardensUrban park4.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→

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