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Common Plantation

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.89024, -1.05946

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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
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pegomya flavifrons, Barberry Fusehorn, Conomelus anceps +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pegomya flavifrons, Barberry Fusehorn, Conomelus anceps +8 more · last seen 2025

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

7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

36 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
NCN National Route 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route171 m
Named routeRef 665Length 171 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 65Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Common Plantation

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Fulford Community OrchardUrban park3.5 km→✦MOREBY HALLHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Escrick PlaygroundUrban park2 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3 km→🌱Stillingfleet GreenUrban park4.2 km→✦St Andrew's College and moat, 440m north east of College FarmHistoric site4.7 km→

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