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Crockey Hill Plantation - Conifer woodland

1 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.91399, -1.04536

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

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

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

76 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 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Roadway to Orchard Villa, Crockey Hill

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Roadway to Orchard Villa, Crockey Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦University of York Campus West designed landscapeHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Rowntree ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Rowntree ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hull Road ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Fulford Community OrchardUrban park2 km→🌱The Quiet PlaceUrban park3.5 km→

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