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Skelton Plantation

1 ha

📷 Robert Neilson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

54.00026, -1.10968

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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
  • 🐕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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Paxillus olivellus, Blushing Milkcap, Collared Earthstar +27 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Paxillus olivellus, Blushing Milkcap, Collared Earthstar +27 more · last seen 2025

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Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Giant Hogweed +40 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Giant Hogweed +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Green Shieldbug +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Green Shieldbug +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Few-flowered Garlic, Ramsons, Pedunculate Oak +2 more foraging species

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 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

72 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

Farm Buildings at Skelton Moor, Skelton, York

📷 Robert Neilson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farm Buildings at Skelton Moor, Skelton, York

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🌱Rawcliffe Bar Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Leeman ParkUrban park4 km→🏞️RAWCLIFFECountry park2.1 km→🌱Homestead ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Clarence GardensUrban park4 km→🌱Rawcliffe Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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