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Martin's Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland208 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome208 ha

Getting here

54.17137, -1.09537

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Nuthatch +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Nuthatch +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Common Fleabane, Shining Crane's-bill +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Elder, Raspberry +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 48 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose - Moors VariantCycling route
Named routeRef 656National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 656Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Farmstead, Gilling Wood

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Farmstead, Gilling Wood

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Useful places within 5 km

✦GILLING CASTLEHistoric site900 m→✦NEWBURGH PRIORYHistoric site3.3 km→✦Round barrow on Yearsley Moor 230m SSE of High Lions' LodgeHistoric site1.4 km→✦Two round barrows on Yearsley Moor 260m SSE of High Lions' LodgeHistoric site1.4 km→✦Section of cross ridge dyke and hollow way 200m north west of Pond Head FarmHistoric site2.8 km→✦Prehistoric enclosureHistoric site3.8 km→

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