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Holgate Allotments

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.95346, -1.10626

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Canada Goose, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Trioza centranthi, Syrphus +77 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Trioza centranthi, Syrphus +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +119 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +119 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Raspberry, Gooseberry +13 more foraging species

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
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Foss WalkWalking route
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Millennium WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

123 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 658Cycling route
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track leading to Holgate Allotments

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track leading to Holgate Allotments

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🌱Leeman ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Rowntree ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Rawcliffe Bar Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→✦University of York Campus West designed landscapeHistoric site3.5 km→🌱West Bank ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Rowntree ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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