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Fishpond Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.81362, -0.99789

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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

2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grantham CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route191 m
Named routeRef 48Length 191 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route746 m
Named routeRef 48Length 746 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 48Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The footpath from Old Dalby to Upper Broughton

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The footpath from Old Dalby to Upper Broughton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Willoughby Community ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park900 m→✦Moat, fishpond, enclosures, hollow way and postmill mound 600m north-west of Barland FieldsHistoric site4.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.7 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→

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