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The Low Plain

✦ Ancient woodland60 ha

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha

Getting here

54.28565, -0.98789

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦55+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
  • 🍄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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Horse riding

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yellow Archangel, Ramsons, Dilated Scalewort +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hazel Woodwart, Turkeytail, Candlesnuff Fungus +203 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hazel Woodwart, Turkeytail, Candlesnuff Fungus +203 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Conical Brittlestem, Wood Blewits, Pleated Inkcap +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Cantharis nigricans, Cantharis pellucida +140 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Cantharis nigricans, Cantharis pellucida +140 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ebor WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Tabular Hills WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Feathers Walk (Kilburn)Walking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
The Inn WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cocayne LoopCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

26 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mill Lanebyway open to all traffic · 385 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 385 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Skiplam Roadbyway open to all traffic · 2.1 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Frost in Kirk Dale

📷 T Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Frost in Kirk Dale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Moated site known as Vivers Hill Castle, 300m north east of the parish churchHistoric site4.2 km→✦Skiplam Grange monastic grangeHistoric site900 m→✦Neville CastleHistoric site3.7 km→✦Neville Castle, 430m north west of the parish churchHistoric site3.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Stone circle and cairnfield on Harland Moor, 375m south west of Park FarmHistoric site4.6 km→

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