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West Plantation

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Getting here

53.89949, -0.99615

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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
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Garganey, Wigeon, Barn Owl +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Garganey, Wigeon, Barn Owl +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem, Common Feather-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Millennium WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Jorvic WayWalking route104 km

Named routeLength 104 kmRegional walking route

Minster WayWalking route80 km

Named routeLength 80 kmRegional walking route

Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

YorActive TrailWalking route5 km

Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network

Solar System RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 65Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route4.1 km

Named routeRef 65Length 4.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route101 m

Named routeLength 101 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

10,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

spring

2025

Wigeon · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Starling +63

WigeonMareca penelope
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Barn OwlTyto alba
HobbyFalco subbuteo
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CurlewNumenius arquata
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Common TernSterna hirundo
CootFulica atra
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwiftApus apus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GadwallMareca strepera
CuckooCuculus canorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
PintailAnas acuta
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects18 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus nigriceps · Hawthorn Shieldbug +13

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Limnephilus nigricepsLimnephilus nigriceps2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus

🌿

Plants8 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Raspberry +3

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,537 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds68 species

spring

2025

Wigeon · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Starling +63

WigeonMareca penelope
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Barn OwlTyto alba
HobbyFalco subbuteo
LapwingVanellus vanellus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
CurlewNumenius arquata
SwallowHirundo rustica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
QuailCoturnix coturnix
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Common TernSterna hirundo
CootFulica atra
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
SwiftApus apus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
TealAnas crecca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GadwallMareca strepera
CuckooCuculus canorus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
PintailAnas acuta
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspring

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects18 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus · 14-spot Ladybird · Limnephilus nigriceps · Hawthorn Shieldbug +13

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Limnephilus nigricepsLimnephilus nigriceps2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus

🌿

Plants8 species

winter

2026

Common Feather-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Wall Screw-moss · Springy Turf-moss · Raspberry +3

Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Yellow Star-of-BethlehemGagea lutea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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