Long Plantation - Woodland
1 ha
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.14980, -1.13855
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route▾
37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route339 m▾
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route136 m▾
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route376 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 376 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green Route
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue Route
Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route▾
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Newlands Roadbridleway · 196 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 196 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Newlands Roadbridleway · 353 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 353 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
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22,056 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
22,056 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed-legged Partridge · Long-tailed Tit · Tawny Owl · Chiffchaff · Grey Heron +1
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Spiked Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly · Artichoke Gall · Knopper Gall · Silk-Button Spangle Gall +4
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Artichoke GallAndricus foecundatrix
- Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis
- Silk-Button Spangle GallNeuroterus numismalis
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Oak Apple
Hoof Fungus
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Bracken · Common Bent · Broom · Heather · Bramble +112
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,056 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRed-legged Partridge · Long-tailed Tit · Tawny Owl · Chiffchaff · Grey Heron +1
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Spiked Shieldbug · Common Blue Damselfly · Artichoke Gall · Knopper Gall · Silk-Button Spangle Gall +4
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Artichoke GallAndricus foecundatrix
- Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis
- Silk-Button Spangle GallNeuroterus numismalis
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Oak Apple
Hoof Fungus
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Bracken · Common Bent · Broom · Heather · Bramble +112
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Biorhiza pallida
Biorhiza pallida
Common Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarumCommon Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarum7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusBroad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifoliusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvensePedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisPinePinusPinePinusHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaWild ParsnipPastinaca sativaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataHemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocataRussell LupinLupinus arboreus x polyphyllus = L. x regalisRussell LupinLupinus arboreus x polyphyllus = L. x regalisBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusHeath GroundselSenecio sylvaticusReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataGreater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculataAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleCherry PlumPrunus cerasifera var. pissardiiCherry PlumPrunus cerasifera var. pissardiiDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBlue FleabaneErigeron acrisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusWormwoodArtemisia absinthiumWormwoodArtemisia absinthiumMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseCyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperusCyperus SedgeCarex pseudocyperusAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaPrickly LettuceLactuca serriolaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumZigzag CloverTrifolium mediumKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaKidney VetchAnthyllis vulnerariaWild ClarySalvia verbenacaWild ClarySalvia verbenacaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumAnnual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralisAnnual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralisBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifolia