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Blackbank Plantation

7 ha

📷 Stu JP · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.03423, -2.04478

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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

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

7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Woodcock TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Consall 5public footpath · 694 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 694 mPath type: path
Consall 8public footpath · 316 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 316 mSurface groundPath type: path
Cheddleton 67public footpath · 307 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 307 mSurface groundPath type: path
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route8.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 8.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farming Equipment (Wetley Rocks)

📷 Stu JP · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farming Equipment (Wetley Rocks)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park2.5 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve2.5 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🏞️DEEP HAYESCountry park4.5 km→🌱Consall Nature ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱White BarUrban park3.9 km→

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