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Brand Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.19779, -1.94004

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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

7 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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 · 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 5Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route206 m
Named routeRef 68Length 206 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route709 m
Named routeRef 68Length 709 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wickenlow Lane, passing Brand Plantation

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wickenlow Lane, passing Brand Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Danebower Colliery ventilation chimneyHistoric site4.5 km→✦Danebower Colliery ventilation chimney, 750m north east of HoltHistoric site4.5 km→✦Round cairn on The RoachesHistoric site4.9 km→⛪Harpur Hill Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⛪St James' ChurchReligious grounds5 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→

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