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Bentley's Plantation

6 ha

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.00016, -1.32715

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 6Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bennerley Viaduct ViewpointCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 672Cycling route
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Ripley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Bennerley ViaductCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pit Lanebridleway · 49 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 49 mPath type: unclassified
Pit Lanebridleway · 48 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 48 mPath type: unclassified
Pit Lanebridleway · 28 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 28 mPath type: unclassified
Long Lanebridleway · 518 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 518 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Long Lanebridleway · 932 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 932 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old tramway through Bentley's Plantation

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old tramway through Bentley's Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shipley Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Heanor Memorial ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Chaucer Old ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Kirk Hallam Lake and MeadowsUrban park4.2 km→🏞️SHIPLEYCountry park1.5 km→🌱Heanor Memorial ParkUrban park1.9 km→

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