Valeclose Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
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🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.14363, -1.15648
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
Skegby TrailWalking route▾
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route▾
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Skegby TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route339 m▾
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route136 m▾
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green Route
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue Route
Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route▾
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
15,640 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,640 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · House Martin · Kestrel +12
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
7-spot Ladybird · Spiked Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Artichoke Gall +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Artichoke GallAndricus foecundatrix
- Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis
- Silk-Button Spangle Gall
Hoof Fungus
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Broom · Common Bent · Holly · Bracken · Harebell +109
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,640 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Grey Heron · House Martin · Kestrel +12
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
7-spot Ladybird · Spiked Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Artichoke Gall +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Artichoke GallAndricus foecundatrix
- Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis
- Silk-Button Spangle Gall
Hoof Fungus
- Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Broom · Common Bent · Holly · Bracken · Harebell +109
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Neuroterus numismalis
Neuroterus numismalis
GatekeeperPyronia tithonusGatekeeperPyronia tithonusOak AppleBiorhiza pallidaOak AppleBiorhiza pallidaCommon Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarumCommon Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumCommon Stork's-billErodium cicutariumSweet AlisonLobularia maritimaSweet AlisonLobularia maritimaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaAnnual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralisAnnual Wall-rocketDiplotaxis muralisHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisPale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatumPale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatumField GarlicAllium oleraceumField GarlicAllium oleraceumWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosaWall LettuceMycelis muralisWall LettuceMycelis muralisWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundusBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBell HeatherErica cinereaBell HeatherErica cinereaPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumBlack NightshadeSolanum nigrumMat-grassNardus strictaMat-grassNardus strictaRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaSweet ChestnutCastanea sativaMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masRhododendronRhododendron ponticumRhododendronRhododendron ponticumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisScaly Male-fernDryopteris affinisCalifornian PoppyEschscholzia californicaCalifornian PoppyEschscholzia californicaPinePinusPinePinusHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileHeath BedstrawGalium saxatileSessile OakQuercus petraeaSessile OakQuercus petraeaRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumPill SedgeCarex piluliferaPill SedgeCarex piluliferaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisCreeping Soft-grassHolcus mollisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSlender RushJuncus tenuisSlender RushJuncus tenuisWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaWilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitidaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumAmerican WillowherbEpilobium ciliatumWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumGarden PrivetLigustrum ovalifoliumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaFalse-acaciaRobinia pseudoacaciaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumUmbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatumUmbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatumLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaSheep's SorrelRumex acetosellaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaSheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovinaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaRussell LupinLupinus arboreus x polyphyllus = L. x regalisRussell LupinLupinus arboreus x polyphyllus = L. x regalisBiting StonecropSedum acreBiting StonecropSedum acreBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaSmall-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairaeSmall-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairaeYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreHop TrefoilTrifolium campestreGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensis