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Birch Hill Plantation

6 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.20696, -1.26542

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

8 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km

Wellies not essential!

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Meden TrailWalking route
Named route
Gang Lanepublic footpath · 60 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Gang Lanepublic footpath · 398 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 398 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Gang Lanepublic footpath · 34 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skegby TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route699 m
Named routeRef 648Length 699 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route95 m
Named routeRef 648Length 95 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Birch Hill Plantation

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Birch Hill Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bolsover CastleHistoric site3.4 km→✦HARDWICK HALLHistoric site4.8 km→✦BOLSOVER CASTLEHistoric site3.3 km→✦Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.Historic site3.3 km→🌱Poulter Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Shirebrook WoodUrban park4.8 km→

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