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Watchwood Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

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

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.05816, -1.11019

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route428 m
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route58 m
Named routeRef 6Length 58 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route201 m
Named routeRef 6Length 201 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath junction, Watchwood

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

Footpath junction, Watchwood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️BURNTSTUMPCountry park2.1 km→🌱Burntstump Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Oxton parkUrban park3.1 km→🦉THE HOBBUCKSNature reserve5 km→🌱Calverton Methodist ChurchUrban park2.7 km→🌱Surgeys Lane Open SpaceUrban park4.7 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Calverton 1

Not High (England Use Only)1.0 km→
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Calverton 4

Not High (England Use Only)1.2 km→
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Calverton 3

Not High (England Use Only)1.2 km→

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