Low Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🧺Picnic🐶Dogs🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.95668, -1.06038
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby
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Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route▾
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Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
127 signed routes nearby
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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 665Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
60,776 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
60,776 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +15
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects17 species
winterspring
2026▾
Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria +12
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Feather-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +37
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
60,776 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds20 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Canada Goose · Blackbird · Greylag Goose · Moorhen +15
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects17 species
winterspring
2026▾
Trioza centranthi · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria +12
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort · Common Feather-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +37
- Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Crescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciata
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Anthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pediculariusNorellia spinipesNorellia spinipesNorellia spinipesNorellia spinipesPsectrotanypus variusPsectrotanypus variusPsectrotanypus variusPsectrotanypus variusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusBlack ClockPterostichus madidusCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusCabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylusCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttataVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciBrown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidumBrown Soft-scaleCoccus hesperidumLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisLeistus spinibarbisPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusWall-rue
Wall-rue
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumThickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilumCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaCommon LiverwortMarchantia polymorphaWall Screw-mossTortula muralisWall Screw-mossTortula muralisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumItalian Lords-and-LadiesArum italicumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumAlexandersSmyrnium olusatrumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaTrailing BellflowerCampanula poscharskyanaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaHimalayan HoneysuckleLeycesteria formosaMediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characiasMediterranean SpurgeEuphorbia characiasEvents & activities nearby
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