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North Common Plantation

33 ha

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

53.84168, -0.98488

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Robin +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Heath Star Moss, Bank Haircap +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Heath Star Moss, Bank Haircap +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ruddy Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Ruddy Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York)Walking route

Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to York spur)

Named routeRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Riccall Round Walk 2Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Solar System RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 65Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route865 m
Named routeRef 65Length 865 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 65Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.1 km
Named routeRef 65Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sandy Lanebridleway · 124 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 124 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Sandy Lanebridleway · 395 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 395 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland east of North Common Plantation

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland east of North Common Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Danes Hills square barrow cemetery, 300m south of Adamson FarmHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Toll Bridge Picnic SiteUrban park4.6 km→🌱Riccall Park (The Rec)Urban park4.7 km→🌱Riccall Millennium GreenUrban park4.7 km→✦Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 810m south of Skipwith ChurchHistoric site1.8 km→✦Round barrow on Skipwith Common, 800m south east of Adamson FarmHistoric site2 km→

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