Nova Scotia Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
54.00239, -1.10061
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
70 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 route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 65Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Willow House Caravan Park bus stops
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Wildlife to spot
24,555 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,555 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Mallard +6
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
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Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Rosemary Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly +19
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Woolly Vine Scale InsectPulvinaria vitis
Collared Earthstar · Paxillus olivellus · Blushing Milkcap
- Collared EarthstarGeastrum michelianum
- Paxillus olivellusPaxillus olivellus
- Blushing MilkcapLactarius controversus
Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Wood Bristle-moss +6
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,555 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds11 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Woodpigeon · Mallard +6
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Rosemary Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly +19
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Woolly Vine Scale InsectPulvinaria vitis
Collared Earthstar · Paxillus olivellus · Blushing Milkcap
- Collared EarthstarGeastrum michelianum
- Paxillus olivellusPaxillus olivellus
- Blushing MilkcapLactarius controversus
Springy Turf-moss · Common Feather-moss · Pointed Spear-moss · Thickpoint Grimmia · Wood Bristle-moss +6
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Thickpoint GrimmiaSchistidium crassipilum
- Wood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinis
- Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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