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Seventy Acre Plantation

34 ha

📷 Neil Oakes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

53.99523, -0.70499

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Pheasant
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Walking trails

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Pheasant, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Pheasant, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Red-Belted Bracket, Splitgill, Common Inkcap +9 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Red-Belted Bracket, Splitgill, Common Inkcap +9 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Ringlet, Marbled White, Orchid Beetle +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Musk Thistle, Spear Thistle, Jacobaea +61 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Musk Thistle, Spear Thistle, Jacobaea +61 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route134 km
Named routeLength 134 kmRegional walking route
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

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 164Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway heading south through Great Plantation

📷 Neil Oakes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway heading south through Great Plantation

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🌱Wayrham Picnic SiteUrban park1.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.4 km→✦Sections of single and multiple linear boundary dykes on Huggate Pasture and Frendal DaleHistoric site900 m→✦Section of linear boundary dyke on Cow Moor, Millington DaleHistoric site2.5 km→✦Section of a single and double linear boundary dyke in Horse Dale, and the junctions of Holm Dale and Harper Dale, north west of Northfield FarmHistoric site3.4 km→✦Section of linear boundary dyke 390m west of South Wold FarmHistoric site3.5 km→

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