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Car Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.17418, -1.28762

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

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

14 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km

Wellies not essential!

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Meden TrailWalking route
Named route
Skegby TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skegby TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route72 m
Named routeRef 67Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route23 m
Named routeRef 67Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rowthorne and Hardwick Station

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rowthorne and Hardwick Station

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HARDWICK HALLHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Silverhill WoodUrban park2.2 km→🌱Brierley Forest ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hardwick ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Hardwick Estate GardensUrban park1.6 km→🏞️HARDWICK HALL - DERBYSHIRECountry park1.9 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Silverhill 4

Low2.0 km→
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Dam 7

2.2 km→
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Dam 5

2.2 km→

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