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Long Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.14343, -1.13880

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

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

Signed route nearby
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 6Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Mountain biking

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
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Birch woodland

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Birch woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Vicar Water Country ParkUrban park1.9 km→🦉VICAR WATER NATURE RESERVENature reserve1.9 km→🌱Berry Hill ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Forest Holidays Sherwood ForestUrban park4.2 km→🌱Racecourse ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Carr Bank ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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