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Willwick Hill Plantation

11 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.70015, -0.64215

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shelduck and Greylag Goose
  • 🌿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 — Shelduck, Greylag Goose, Curlew +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shelduck, Greylag Goose, Curlew +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Blackthorn, Hawthorn +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Thistle, Field Horsetail, Hogweed +84 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Field Horsetail, Hogweed +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sphaerophoria, Sphaerophoria scripta, Eupeodes luniger +19 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Sphaerophoria, Sphaerophoria scripta, Eupeodes luniger +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Selby to Hull)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
The White Rose Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 65National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef TPTNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route899 m
Named routeRef 65Length 899 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 65Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route198 m
Named routeRef 65Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Public Footpath past Willwick Hill Plantation

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public Footpath past Willwick Hill Plantation

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✦Julian's BowerHistoric site2.4 km→✦Julian's Bower turf cut mazeHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2.6 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2.6 km→✦Countess Close moated siteHistoric site2.6 km→✦Weighton Lock, BlacktoftHistoric site3.1 km→

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