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Apple Plantation

5 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.17154, -0.09247

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Comma, Demetrias atricapillus, 7-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Comma, Demetrias atricapillus, 7-spot Ladybird +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Whorl-grass, Opposite-leaved Pondweed · last seen 2014; Plants — Whorl-grass, Opposite-leaved Pondweed · last seen 2014

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Spa TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Long Farm Lanepublic footpath · 139 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Living Landscapes (Short Route)Cycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Spa TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Woodhall Spa Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Azaleas in Apple Plantation on the Scrivelsby Estate

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Azaleas in Apple Plantation on the Scrivelsby Estate

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🌱Hamerton GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱Hamerton GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱Hamerton GardensUrban park4.2 km→✦SCRIVELSBY COURTHistoric site800 m→⛪St Mary's SquareReligious grounds4.4 km→🌱Revesby ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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