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Old Dale Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland55 ha

📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome55 ha

Getting here

54.25245, -0.72891

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Dipper, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Woodruff, Dog's Mercury, Common Gromwell +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Dark-edged Bee-fly +128 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Peacock, Dark-edged Bee-fly +128 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Hogweed, Raspberry +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pexton TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PextonLocal walking route
Dalby Beck Red TrailWalking route
Named routeRef Red TrailLocal walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Malton to PickeringCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Moors to SeaMountain bike route
Named route
Dalby Forest Red RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red
Dalby Forest Green RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green
Dalby Forest Blue RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track in Howl Dale Wood

📷 Graham Robson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Howl Dale Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Potter Hill GreenUrban park3.5 km→✦Two prehistoric linear boundaries with associated features, 680m ESE and 880m NNE of Pexton Moor FarmHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Pickering Community ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Castle Green and park areaUrban park3.1 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→🌱greenlands park and play areaUrban park4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Ellerburn Pond

Dalby

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