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Rush Plantation

16 ha

📷 Stephen Horncastle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

53.99284, -0.78428

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Blackbird
  • 🌿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
Parking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Small Heath, Marbled White +156 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Ringlet, Small Heath, Marbled White +156 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +140 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +140 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Minster WayWalking route80 km
Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route
Chalkland WayWalking route59 km
Named routeRef N28Length 59 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
National Byway (Yorkshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Way of the Roses Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef WoRNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 167Cycling route
Named routeRef 167National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 164Cycling route
Named routeRef 164National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Vicarage Lanebridleway · 618 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 618 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rush Plantation

📷 Stephen Horncastle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Old WoodUrban park1.2 km→✦Site of Archbishop's moated palace and fishponds, Hall Garth.Historic site600 m→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Wayrham Picnic SiteUrban park3.8 km→✦Ousethorpe medieval settlement, moat and mill 310m south of Ousethorpe FarmHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Edith's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→

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