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Gray's Plantation

30 ha

📷 Andy Beecroft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome30 ha

Getting here

53.92464, -0.83621

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Green Tiger Beetle, Neoleria propinqua +221 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Raspberry, Groundsel, Heath Star Moss +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Raspberry, Groundsel, Heath Star Moss +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
Pilgrimage of GraceWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
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 164Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route124 m
Named routeRef 66Length 124 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route82 m
Named routeRef 66Length 82 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The road to Sutton-upon-Derwent

📷 Andy Beecroft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The road to Sutton-upon-Derwent

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Burnby Hall GardensUrban park4.1 km→🌱Jubilee GardenUrban park4.1 km→🌱West GreenUrban park3.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→🐄The Mile Farm ShopVisitor farm4.3 km→⛪St Catherine's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→

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