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Nursery Plantation

1 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.96188, -1.20524

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Blue Tit, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Blue Tit, Robin +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bumblebee, Long-winged Cone-head, Roesel's Bush-cricket +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Long-winged Cone-head, Roesel's Bush-cricket +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
Camino Ingles to SantiagoWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 665Cycling route
Named routeRef 665National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.7 km
Named routeRef 665Length 6.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 65Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 665Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 800 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 800 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Hannam Lanebridleway · 823 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 823 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

B1224 North East of Rufforth on a Bright Autumn Morning

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

B1224 North East of Rufforth on a Bright Autumn Morning

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