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Throstlenest Plantation - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.81223, -1.37991

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 362m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 66

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fly LineWalking route
Named route
The Fly Linepublic footpath · 763 m

Footpath commencing at the Sturton Grange and boundary proceeding in a northerly and then north easterly direction to its junction with Parlington Lane adjacent to the Gamekeepers Cottage

Public pathpublic footpathLength 763 mPath type: footway
The Fly Linepublic footpath · 463 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 463 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Garforth to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef G-CCLocal cycle route
Swarcliffe Health TrailCycling route
Named routeRef SHTRound tripLocal cycle route
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 697Cycling route
Named routeRef 697National Cycle Network
Cycle Superhighway 2Cycling route
Named routeRef CS2Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Parlington Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Parlington Lanebridleway · 195 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 195 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Ellis Lanebridleway · 548 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 548 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Throstlenest Bridgebridleway · 18 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 18 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cock Beck, upstream from Throstlenest Bridge

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cock Beck, upstream from Throstlenest Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Central ParkUrban park3.2 km→🏞️LOTHERTON HALL ESTATECountry park4.1 km→🌱Captain WoodUrban park4.1 km→🌱Green ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦Parlington EstateHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Jack HeapsUrban park2.2 km→

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