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Waterworks Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 David Lally · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.05633, -1.33528

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Pauline's Pantry — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 7 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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Ripley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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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

The Dale Club

📷 David Lally · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Dale Club

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Selston Country ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Riddings ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Pinxton WharfUrban park3.2 km→🌱Waingroves Community Woodland & Strelley WoodUrban park4.1 km→🌱Mansfield Road Recreation GroundUrban park4.4 km→🌱Mansfield Road ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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