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Copy Hill Plantation

1 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.93468, -2.17243

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Wall Lettuce, Lesser Celandine +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Wall Lettuce, Lesser Celandine +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Vine Weevil, Praying Mantis · last seen 2025; Insects — Vine Weevil, Praying Mantis · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Ribble WayWalking route114 km

The Ribble Way follows the valley of the River Ribble from the mouth to the source near to the Pennine Way National Trail on Gayle Moor.

Named routeLength 114 kmRegional walking route

Pennine Way (Ickornshaw to Malham)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Airedale WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Pendle WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.9 km

Named routeRef 68Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route144 m

Named routeRef 68Length 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route10 m

Named routeRef 68Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route91 m

Named routeRef 68Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Great North Trail (Yorkshire Dales)Mountain bike route172.2 km

Named routeLength 172.2 km

Wildlife to spot

6,260 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,260 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

wintersummer

2025

Black-headed Gull · Lapwing · Woodpigeon · Teal · Common Gull +62

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TealAnas crecca
Common GullLarus canus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SnipeGallinago gallinago
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MagpiePica pica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea
RedshankTringa totanus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoosanderMergus merganser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Vine Weevil

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus

🌿

Plants13 species

springsummer

2026

Daisy · Wall Lettuce · Hawthorn · Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies +8

DaisyBellis perennis2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
ButterburPetasites hybridus2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,260 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

wintersummer

2025

Black-headed Gull · Lapwing · Woodpigeon · Teal · Common Gull +62

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
TealAnas crecca
Common GullLarus canus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
SnipeGallinago gallinago
CurlewNumenius arquata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Herring GullLarus argentatus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
MagpiePica pica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CuckooCuculus canorus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
SwiftApus apus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GreenfinchChloris chloris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
House MartinDelichon urbicum
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JayGarrulus glandarius
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
RookCorvus frugilegus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
NuthatchSitta europaea
RedshankTringa totanus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
GoosanderMergus merganser
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris

🦌

Mammals3 species

summer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2025

Vine Weevil

Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus

🌿

Plants13 species

springsummer

2026

Daisy · Wall Lettuce · Hawthorn · Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies +8

DaisyBellis perennis2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
ButterburPetasites hybridus2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Senecio vulgaris subsp. vulgarisSenecio vulgaris subsp. vulgaris2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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