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Holme Plantation

17 ha

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

53.53727, -0.62476

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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

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Gadwall +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Gadwall +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Brown Hawker, Ruddy Darter +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Brown Hawker, Ruddy Darter +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bugloss, Rosebay Willowherb, Bugle +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bugloss, Rosebay Willowherb, Bugle +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 169Cycling route
Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route323 m
Named routeLength 323 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route864 m
Named routeRef 169Length 864 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 169Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route89 m
Named routeLength 89 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route523 m
Named routeLength 523 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Opencast Way at Holme Plantation

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Opencast Way at Holme Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beckside Linear ParkUrban park1.9 km→🦉ASHBYVILLENature reserve2.9 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Everest Road Playing FieldsUrban park3.2 km→🌱Greenacre ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Valley ParkUrban park2.4 km→

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