Skelton Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.99248, -1.13168
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: The White Rose Cycle Route
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km▾
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km▾
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 658Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Orbital RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route429 m▾
Named routeRef 65Length 429 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
35,947 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,947 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +30
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Polyphagous Tree Mealybug · Mussel Scale · Viburnum Scale · Green Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird +3
- Polyphagous Tree MealybugPhenacoccus aceris
- Mussel ScaleLepidosaphes ulmi
- Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy Shieldbug
🌿Plants17 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +12
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,947 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +30
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
Polyphagous Tree Mealybug · Mussel Scale · Viburnum Scale · Green Shieldbug · Pine Ladybird +3
- Polyphagous Tree MealybugPhenacoccus aceris
- Mussel ScaleLepidosaphes ulmi
- Viburnum ScaleLichtensia viburni
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hairy Shieldbug
🌿Plants17 species
winterspring
2026▾
Common Feather-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bird's-claw Beard-moss +12
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Bird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculata
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dolycoris baccarum
Dolycoris baccarum
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiTrioza centranthiCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataCrescent-cup LiverwortLunularia cruciataNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumSilver-mossBryum argenteumSilver-mossBryum argenteumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumAnomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalumGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataGrey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinataChinese BrambleRubus tricolorChinese BrambleRubus tricolorCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis2025Events & activities nearby
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