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Cooper's Plantation

2 ha

📷 Sam Kelly · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.92910, -1.01787

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🌿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

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🌿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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Lagria hirta +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug, Lagria hirta +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Blueish Veilwort, Silver-moss, Minute Pouncewort +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Blueish Veilwort, Silver-moss, Minute Pouncewort +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

🚴

Cycling

117 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

Solar System RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Orbital RouteCycling route

Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

5,857 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,857 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summerautumn

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock · Goldfinch +57

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

springautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Mole · Badger · Brown Hare +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
MoleTalpa europaea2025
BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects13 species

summerautumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Lagria hirta · Cream-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus flavicornis +8

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum

🌿

Plants10 species

autumn

2025

Blueish Veilwort · Silver-moss · Minute Pouncewort · Common Pincushion · Common Pottia +5

Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis
Pointed Spear-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,857 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

summerautumn

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Dunnock · Goldfinch +57

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Snow GooseAnser caerulescens2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025

🦌

Mammals8 species

springautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse · Mole · Badger · Brown Hare +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
MoleTalpa europaea2025
BadgerMeles meles
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects13 species

summerautumn

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Lagria hirta · Cream-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus flavicornis +8

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum

🌿

Plants10 species

autumn

2025

Blueish Veilwort · Silver-moss · Minute Pouncewort · Common Pincushion · Common Pottia +5

Blueish VeilwortMetzgeria violacea
Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Minute PouncewortMyriocoleopsis minutissima
Common PincushionDicranoweisia cirrata
Common PottiaTortula truncata
Dwarf Swan-neck MossCampylopus pyriformis
Pointed Spear-moss

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Sam Kelly · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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