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Whincovert Plantation

14 ha

📷 Bob Jenkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.87343, -0.76559

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +79 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Small Nettle, Raspberry +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Flame Shoulder, Red Admiral, Large White +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Flame Shoulder, Red Admiral, Large White +135 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Three-nerved Sandwort +137 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Three-nerved Sandwort +137 more · last seen 2019

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Yorkshire Wolds WayWalking route127 km
Named routeLength 127 kmNational walking route
Wilberforce WayWalking route97 km
Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66National Cycle Network
Yorkshire Wolds Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRound tripNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 66Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km
Named routeRef 66Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route179 m
Named routeRef 66Length 179 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route180 m
Named routeRef 66Length 180 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track at Clayflat Plantation

📷 Bob Jenkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track at Clayflat Plantation

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⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪St Edmund's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🪦Protestant Burial GroundCemetery800 m→⛪St Everilda's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→⛪St Giles' ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→

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