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Long Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 John M · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.81125, -1.93467

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 218m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

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

4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Tolkien Trail Great Haywood WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
Blithfield Hall Drivepublic footpath · 352 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 352 mPath type: service
Blithfield Church Lanepublic footpath · 650 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 650 mPath type: service
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Sherbrook Valley TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Boundary wall to woodland - Blithfield

📷 John M · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boundary wall to woodland - Blithfield

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Leonard's ChurchUrban park200 m→🌱Wolseley Garden ParkUrban park4.1 km→💧Blithfield ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→💧Blithfield ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→🌱Millenium GreenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Hixon Parish Council Playing FieldUrban park4.7 km→

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