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King's Moors Plantation

4 ha

📷 Phil Catterall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

54.02066, -0.98654

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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 — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Azure Damselfly +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Spiky Bog-moss +138 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Spiky Bog-moss +138 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Elder +18 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 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

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route334 m
Named routeRef 66Length 334 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route219 m
Named routeRef 66Length 219 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 66Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Private driveway to Sandburn House

📷 Phil Catterall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Private driveway to Sandburn House

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Earswick Community GardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Strensall ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Earswick Community GardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Earswick Scented GardenUrban park4.9 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St Wilfrid's Garrison ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→

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