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Rudstone Walk Plantation

14 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
High Hunsley CircuitWalking route39 km
Named routeLength 39 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164 (south)Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 164Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Top of Rudstone Walk Plantation, in Rudstone Dale

Top of Rudstone Walk Plantation, in Rudstone Dale

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