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Park Plain

66 ha

📷 Carol Rose · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome66 ha

Getting here

54.23948, -1.08191

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Cleveland Way passes nearby
  • 🐕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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fairy Foxglove, Toothwort, Maidenhair Spleenwort +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Common Carder Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, Red-tailed Bumblebee +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Cleveland Way

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cleveland WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointNational walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Easingwold Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cocayne LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Park Plain Wood across improved grazing land. - geograph.org.uk - 432192

📷 Carol Rose · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Park Plain Wood across improved grazing land. - geograph.org.uk - 432192

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✦Rievaulx Abbey Cistercian monastery: inner and outer precinct, water-management works, agricultural features, enclosures and ancillary buildingsHistoric site3.1 km→✦DUNCOMBE PARKHistoric site600 m→🌱Rievaulx AbbeyUrban park3 km→🌱Helmsley Walled GardenUrban park1.2 km→✦RIEVAULX TERRACEHistoric site2.8 km→🌱YHA Helmsley GardenUrban park1.9 km→

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