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Brickyard Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.97764, -1.27620

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

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

17 signed routes nearby · 16 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
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 6Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bennerley Viaduct ViewpointCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 672Cycling route
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Bennerley ViaductCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route N6Cycling route
Named routeRef N6Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mill Lanebridleway · 405 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 405 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Mill Lanebridleway · 20 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 20 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cossall: Robinettes Lane in autumn

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cossall: Robinettes Lane in autumn

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chaucer Old ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Kirk Hallam Lake and MeadowsUrban park3.6 km→🌱Bramcote Hills ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Old Park Recreation GroundUrban park2 km→🌱Basil Russell Playing FieldsUrban park3.4 km→🌱Victoria ParkUrban park2.6 km→

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