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Waterworks Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.05319, -1.33880

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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

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeways 13Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Ripley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 67Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Church Hillbridleway · 218 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 218 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rocky outcrop, Erewash Meadows Local Nature Reserve

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rocky outcrop, Erewash Meadows Local Nature Reserve

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heanor Memorial ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Selston Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Heanor Memorial ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Riddings ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Pinxton WharfUrban park3.6 km→🌱Waingroves Community Woodland & Strelley WoodUrban park3.7 km→

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