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Eske Plantation

14 ha

📷 Stephen Horncastle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
🌿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

🐦101+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Black-headed Gull
🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +98 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +1 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Minster WayWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Lincoln - Whitby

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network

NCN National Route 164 (south)Cycling route

Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network

NCN 1 Humber to TeesCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

34,825 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

34,825 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winter

2026

Peregrine · Lapwing · Black-headed Gull · Kestrel · Mute Swan +64

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SmewMergellus albellus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CootFulica atra2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

34,825 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

winter

2026

Peregrine · Lapwing · Black-headed Gull · Kestrel · Mute Swan +64

PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SmewMergellus albellus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
TealAnas crecca2025
CootFulica atra2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
European White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons albifrons2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Horncastle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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