Deanery Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
6 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.79263, -1.74528
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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Temporary DiversionCycling route464 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 464 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route391 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 391 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Temporary DiversionCycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 54Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-free
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,242 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,242 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +45
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BatChiroptera
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
14-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus granditarsus · Locust Blowfly · Sicus ferrugineus · Cheilosia illustrata +15
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
- Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Wild Teasel · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Groundsel · Ribwort Plantain · Rose +35
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- RoseRosa
- Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
- KnapweedCentaurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,242 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Jackdaw +45
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Muntjac · Brown Hare · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Mole
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BatChiroptera
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
14-spot Ladybird · Platycheirus granditarsus · Locust Blowfly · Sicus ferrugineus · Cheilosia illustrata +15
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus
- Locust BlowflyStomorhina lunata
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
Wild Teasel · Broad-leaved Pondweed · Groundsel · Ribwort Plantain · Rose +35
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans
- GroundselSenecio vulgaris
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- RoseRosa
- Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
- KnapweedCentaurea
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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