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Harpgates Plantation

4 ha

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.37637, -0.18785

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Rustic +179 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Rustic +179 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Blackbird, Fieldfare, Redwing +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Bristly Oxtongue, Atlas Poppy +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Smooth Sow-thistle, Bristly Oxtongue, Atlas Poppy +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Swallow, Rothwell, Binbrook, Walesby Top loopMountain bike route58 km
Named routeLength 58 kmLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Harpgates Plantation

📷 David Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Harpgates Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Deserted village (site of) N of Calcethorpe Manor FarmHistoric site4.2 km→✦Remains of the Medieval Settlement of East WykehamHistoric site1.9 km→✦Grim's Mound, a Bronze Age bowl barrow 600m NNW of Grimblethorpe HallHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Deserted village (site of) at KelsternHistoric site4.7 km→✦HAINTON HALLHistoric site4.9 km→

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