Howe Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.06958, -1.15482
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route136 m▾
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Wildlife to spot
9,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,540 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Pheasant · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +36
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Grey Squirrel · Red-necked Wallaby · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Eristalis pertinax · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly +9
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2023
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Harebell · Rhododendron · Great Willowherb · Hard-fern · Red Campion +42
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Red CampionSilene dioica2024
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,540 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Pheasant · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +36
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Grey Squirrel · Red-necked Wallaby · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +1
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red-necked WallabyNotamacropus rufogriseus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Eristalis pertinax · Rhododendron Leafhopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly +9
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Rhododendron LeafhopperGraphocephala fennahi2023
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2024
Harebell · Rhododendron · Great Willowherb · Hard-fern · Red Campion +42
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2024
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- Red CampionSilene dioica2024
- Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Perennial Rye-grass
Perennial Rye-grass
Lolium perenne2024
Lolium perenne2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024HonestyLunaria annua2024HonestyLunaria annua2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2024Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2023Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2023Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2023Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2023Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2023Slender Parsley-piertAphanes australis2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2023BulrushTypha latifolia2023BulrushTypha latifolia2023Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia2023Arenaria serpyllifoliaArenaria serpyllifolia2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2023Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus2023Bird's-footOrnithopus perpusillus2023FringecupsTellima grandiflora2023FringecupsTellima grandiflora2023Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2023Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2023Common ReedPhragmites australis2023Common ReedPhragmites australis2023Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2023Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023AlderAlnus glutinosa2023PignutConopodium majus2023PignutConopodium majus2023Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2023Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2023Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2023Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2023Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2023Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2023Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2023Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2023Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2023Leopard's-baneDoronicum pardalianches2023Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2023Brown BentAgrostis vinealis2023Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2023Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2023Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2023TutsanHypericum androsaemum2023TutsanHypericum androsaemum2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Greater CelandineChelidonium majus2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023Common BentAgrostis capillaris2023BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2023Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2023Events & activities nearby
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