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Brier Plantation

2 ha

📷 Antony Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.03626, -1.24133

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Coot, House Sparrow +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Coot, House Sparrow +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Big Shaggy-moss, Willow Feather-moss, Common Pottia +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Big Shaggy-moss, Willow Feather-moss, Common Pottia +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug, Field Grasshopper +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route N9Cycling route
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Bennerley ViaductCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hucknall-Broxtowe Bridlewaybridleway · 821 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 821 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Misk Hill Bridlewaybridleway · 492 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 492 mPath type: bridleway
Whyburn Lanebridleway · 7 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane to Misk Farm

📷 Antony Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane to Misk Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Titchfield ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Merlin ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Bulwell Hall ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Bestwood Country Park (Mill Lakes)Urban park4 km→🌱Basil Russell Playing FieldsUrban park4.5 km→🌱Nabbs Lane Recreation GroundUrban park1.7 km→

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