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Deep Dale Plantation

105 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome105 ha

Getting here

54.14905, -0.63014

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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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Hogweed +35 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sycamore, Hawthorn, Cow Parsley +283 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Sycamore, Hawthorn, Cow Parsley +283 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +44 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown +44 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 166Cycling route
Named routeRef 166National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 166Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route417 m
Named routeRef 166Length 417 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 166Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Knapton Wold Roadbridleway · 578 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 578 mPath type: service
Knapton Wold Roadbridleway · 500 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 500 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Knapton Wold Roadbridleway · 32 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 32 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Deep Dale Plantation

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱The ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱The ParkUrban park1 km→✦Iron Age barrow cemetery, East FieldHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Heslerton ParkUrban park2.5 km→✦SCAMPSTON HALLHistoric site3.3 km→✦A cross dyke on Knapton Wold, 500m west of West FarmHistoric site1.1 km→

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