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High Plantation

24 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

53.89240, -0.65848

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Gadwall, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Gadwall, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Phaonia subventa, Scathophaga stercoraria +69 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hazel, Butterbur +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Hazel, Butterbur +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
High Hunsley CircuitWalking route39 km
Named routeLength 39 kmLocal walking route
Pilgrimage of GraceWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164 (south)Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Hudson WayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route546 m
Named routeRef 164Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 66Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

High Plantation

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Aspen Play ParkUrban park3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.1 km→✦LONDESBOROUGH PARKHistoric site1.1 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→⚽Memorial Playing FieldPlaying field3.3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→

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