Ladyfields Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.78680, -1.50819
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Blue WalkWalking route2.3 km▾
Named routeLength 2.3 km
Pink WalkWalking route1.4 km▾
Named routeLength 1.4 km
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route446 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route136 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 136 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
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Wildlife to spot
19,423 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,423 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Pochard · Pheasant · Great Tit · Wren +23
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Nipplewort · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Ribwort Plantain · Wood Avens · Red Valerian +110
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,423 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Pochard · Pheasant · Great Tit · Wren +23
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Nipplewort · Hedgerow Crane's-bill · Ribwort Plantain · Wood Avens · Red Valerian +110
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas