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Magpie Plantation - Woodland

75 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome75 ha

Getting here

52.88375, 0.65673

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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
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Long walkWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ringstead Explorer LoopCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bircham Cycle RouteCycling route10.5 km
Named routeLength 10.5 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Ringstead Cycle RouteCycling route27.3 km
Named routeLength 27.3 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crop field by Magpie Plantation

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crop field by Magpie Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lovat Scouts' First World War training trenches, DockingHistoric site1 km→✦Group of four bowl barrows 600m south west of Buildings FarmHistoric site4.4 km→⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Village cross at north west end of Cross LaneHistoric site2.5 km→

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