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Black Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

13 ha

📷 Phil Catterall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

54.02577, -1.00017

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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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
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Foss WalkWalking route
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Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stockton Cottage

📷 Phil Catterall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stockton Cottage

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Earswick Community GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Strensall ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Earswick Community GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Earswick Scented GardenUrban park4.3 km→⚽Ethel Ward Memorial Playing FieldPlaying field4.8 km→⛪St Wilfrid's Garrison ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→

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