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Yates' Plantation

7 ha

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.43462, -2.79890

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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
  • 🛝Playground 283m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Song Thrush, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Song Thrush, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Platycheirus, 14-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Ragwort, Welsh Poppy, Selfheal +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Ragwort, Welsh Poppy, Selfheal +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Hazel, Rowan +3 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Liverpool Loop LineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 856Cycling route
Named routeRef 856National Cycle Network
Outer OrbitalCycling route
Named routeRef OLocal cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Radial Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
NCN 862Cycling route
Named routeRef 862National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Converted former engine house

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Converted former engine house

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🌱Taylor ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Taylor ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Taylor ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Stadt Moers Park: West ViewUrban park3 km→🌱Knowsley Leisure and Culture ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Sherdley ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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