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Goodrick Plantation

8 ha

📷 Rich Tea · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.86904, -1.55471

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Birch Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Digger Wasp +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Birch Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Digger Wasp +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leeds Country WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Airedale WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way LinkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Goodrick Lanepublic footpath · 494 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 494 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Dales Way Linkpublic footpath · 719 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 719 mPath type: footway
Dales Way Linkpublic footpath · 864 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 864 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Wyke Beck WayCycling route
Named routeRef RP-TNLocal cycle route
Alwoodley to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef A-CCLocal cycle route
West Park to Leeds City Centre Core Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef W-CCLocal cycle route
Route 677Cycling route
Named routeRef 677National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 668Cycling route
Named routeRef 668National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath by Goodrick Plantation, Eccup Reservoir

📷 Rich Tea · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath by Goodrick Plantation, Eccup Reservoir

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