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Garden Plantation

18 ha

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

54.00739, -0.79466

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Carrion Crow
  • 🌿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

Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Dandelion, Common Nettle +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Hawthorn, Greater Plantain +167 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Hawthorn, Greater Plantain +167 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Ringlet, Dingy Skipper +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Ringlet, Dingy Skipper +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path leading to Longhowes Plantation

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path leading to Longhowes Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Old WoodUrban park600 m→✦Site of Archbishop's moated palace and fishponds, Hall Garth.Historic site2.3 km→🌱Wayrham Picnic SiteUrban park4.5 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.5 km→⛪St Edith's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Section of linear boundary dyke 390m west of South Wold FarmHistoric site2.5 km→

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