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Norwood Edge Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland121 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome121 ha

Getting here

53.96026, -1.66784

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦88+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Curlew
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

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

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Curlew, Wren +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Curlew, Wren +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Blunt-leaved Bog-moss, Heath Plait-moss, Glittering Wood-moss +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Threadwort, Two-horned Pincerwort, Moon-leaved Pincerwort +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 Dales TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dales Way - Harrogate Link PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Swinsty Cycle routeMountain bike route
Named route
Warren Boulder TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Red LoopMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

In Norwood Edge Plantation

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In Norwood Edge Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Swinsty ReservoirReservoir2.9 km→💧Swinsty ReservoirReservoir2.9 km→✦Cup and ring marked rock on Little Alms CliffHistoric site1.5 km→💧Lindley Wood ReservoirReservoir2.3 km→💧Lindley Wood ReservoirReservoir2.3 km→✦Cairn 7m in diameter north of track east of plantation on Weston Moor 450m WNW of Weston Moor CottageHistoric site4 km→

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