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Beightonfields Plantation

3 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.28735, -1.31669

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Orange-tip, Peacock +17 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Orange-tip, Peacock +17 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
Low Commonpublic footpath · 215 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 215 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Woodhouse Lanebridleway · 338 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 338 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Woodhouse Lanebridleway · 354 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 354 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Woodhouse Lanebridleway · 57 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 57 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View to Beightonfields Priory

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View to Beightonfields Priory

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→🏞️POOLSBROOKCountry park4 km→🌱Renishaw ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦RENISHAW HALLHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park4 km→🦉NORBRIGGS FLASHNature reserve1.8 km→

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