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Newton House Plantation

74 ha

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome74 ha

Getting here

54.40469, -0.63868

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Crossbill, Robin +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Crossbill, Robin +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Volucella pellucens, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Volucella pellucens, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Common Smoothcap, Pirri-pirri-bur +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Common Smoothcap, Pirri-pirri-bur +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lyke Wake WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Esk Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef EVRegional walking route
Centenary WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Coast to Coast Walk (Richmond to Robin Hood’s Bay)Walking route
Named routeRef C2CRegional walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Foss Lanepublic footpath · 582 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 582 mSurface grassPath type: track
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Open area in Newton House Plantation

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Open area in Newton House Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦World War II bombing decoy, 500m north west of John CrossHistoric site2.2 km→✦Two round barrows known as Thorn Key Howes, on Low MoorHistoric site3.4 km→✦Linear earthwork south east of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to FylingthorpeHistoric site4.6 km→✦Linear earthwork to the NW of the junction of the A171 and the road leading to FylingthorpeHistoric site4.6 km→✦John Cross boundary cross on Shooting House Rigg immediately east of Wilson's Shooting HouseHistoric site1.8 km→✦Louven Howe round barrowHistoric site2.7 km→

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