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Brickyard Plantation

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.74441, -0.81991

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Smoky Wainscot, Riband Wave, Common Rustic agg. +81 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Smoky Wainscot, Riband Wave, Common Rustic agg. +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Red Bartsia, White Clover +23 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Ribwort Plantain, Red Bartsia, White Clover +23 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Meadowsweet, Garlic Mustard +4 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Small Stagshorn, Stubble Rosegill, Hairy Curtain Crust · last seen 2024; Fungi — Small Stagshorn, Stubble Rosegill, Hairy Curtain Crust · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route687 m
Named routeRef 64Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route24 m
Named routeLength 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route507 m
Named routeRef 64Length 507 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Broken fence and Brickyard Plantation

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Broken fence and Brickyard Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STAPLEFORD HALLHistoric site2.2 km→✦Site of St. Mary & St. Lazarus HospitalHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Priors CloseUrban park5 km→✦St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton LazarsHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→🐄Ferneley's Milk HutVisitor farm1.8 km→

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