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Dark Gill Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland54 ha

📷 Phil Catterall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome54 ha

Getting here

54.27184, -1.10060

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Dog's Mercury, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +168 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Eggar, Agapetus fuscipes, Cercopis vulnerata +87 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Eggar, Agapetus fuscipes, Cercopis vulnerata +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The White Rose - Moors VariantCycling route
Named routeRef 656National Cycle Network
Cocayne LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20.5 km
Named routeRef 656Length 20.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track running by Dark Gill Plantation

📷 Phil Catterall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track running by Dark Gill Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildingsHistoric site2 km→🌱Rievaulx AbbeyUrban park1.9 km→✦DUNCOMBE PARKHistoric site4.2 km→✦RIEVAULX TERRACEHistoric site2 km→🌱Helmsley Walled GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱YHA Helmsley GardenUrban park3.9 km→

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