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New Close Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.90311, -1.18992

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

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

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
The Big TrackWalking route
Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route
Skylark RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gotham Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef GHT
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

93 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Lenton Lane Cycle GatewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cliton to City CentreCycling route
Named routeRef N1Regional cycle route
N14 <> Colwick ParkCycling route
Named routeUk Nottingham
Trent Basin <> SneintonCycling route
Named routeUk Nottingham
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Fox Covert Lanebridleway · 40 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 40 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Yew Tree Lanebridleway · 70 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 70 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in woodland between Clifton Lane and Gardendale Avenue

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in woodland between Clifton Lane and Gardendale Avenue

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rushcliffe Country ParkUrban park3.5 km→🦉RUSHCLIFFE COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.5 km→🏞️RUSHCLIFFECountry park3.5 km→🦉WOLLATON PARKNature reserve5 km→🌱Weirfield Recreation GroundUrban park1.3 km→🌱RushcliffeUrban park3.5 km→

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