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Brickfield Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.70522, -1.48268

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route659 m
Named routeRef 63Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route
Named route
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wooded slope

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wooded slope

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️DONISTHORPE WOODLANDCountry park4.2 km→🌱Donisthorpe Woodland ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Sence Valley Country ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Bath GroundsUrban park4.4 km→🦉SALTERSFORD WOODNature reserve3.1 km→🏞️SALTERSFORD WOODCountry park3.2 km→

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