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Poplar Plantation

1 ha

📷 Alison Stamp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.99401, -1.10797

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, 7-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +56 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Wood Bristle-moss +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Paxillus olivellus, Blushing Milkcap, Collared Earthstar +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Paxillus olivellus, Blushing Milkcap, Collared Earthstar +1 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Common Orache, Gooseberry +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
Ebor WayWalking route
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Foss WalkWalking route
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Millennium WayWalking route
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Jorvic WayWalking route104 km
Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

85 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
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 658Cycling route
Named routeRef 658National Cycle Network
Orbital RouteCycling route
Named routeRef OrbitalRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 65Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lysander Arms, Rawcliffe

📷 Alison Stamp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lysander Arms, Rawcliffe

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Nearby places

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🌱Rawcliffe Bar Country ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Leeman ParkUrban park3.3 km→🏞️RAWCLIFFECountry park1.5 km→🌱Homestead ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Clarence GardensUrban park3.3 km→🌱West Bank ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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