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Bower Plantation

6 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Meadowsweet, Hawthorn +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +56 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +56 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Goldfinch +34 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Goldfinch +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cock's-foot, Yorkshire-fog, Hazel +169 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cock's-foot, Yorkshire-fog, Hazel +169 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Bearded Tooth · last seen 2018; Fungi — Bearded Tooth · last seen 2018

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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