Oakfield Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
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🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.20845, -1.15660
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 173m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route▾
Wildwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 648Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route984 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route993 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 993 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
3 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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
47,762 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
47,762 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Mallard · Coot · Little Egret · Rook +12
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tall Fescue Planthopper
- Tall Fescue PlanthopperRibautodelphax imitans
🌿Plants128 species
springautumn
2025▾
Bluebell · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury · Black Nightshade · Wall-rue +123
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
47,762 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGoldfinch · Mallard · Coot · Little Egret · Rook +12
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Tall Fescue Planthopper
- Tall Fescue PlanthopperRibautodelphax imitans
🌿Plants128 species
springautumn
2025▾
Bluebell · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury · Black Nightshade · Wall-rue +123
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Holly
Holly
Ilex aquifolium
Ilex aquifolium
BrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisField Wood-rushLuzula campestrisParsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenaliiParsley Water-dropwortOenanthe lachenaliiGreat MilletSorghum bicolorGreat MilletSorghum bicolorFringed PearlwortSagina filicaulisFringed PearlwortSagina filicaulisSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberWater BentPolypogon viridisWater BentPolypogon viridisFodder VetchVicia villosaFodder VetchVicia villosaSpanish-daggerYucca gloriosaSpanish-daggerYucca gloriosaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaPellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaicaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaReflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distansReflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distansCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisCanadian FleabaneErigeron canadensisTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisGrass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralisHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataSpear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrataAmerican Winter-cressBarbarea vernaAmerican Winter-cressBarbarea vernaBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumBlack SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrumHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumLong-headed PoppyPapaver dubiumOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusHemlockConium maculatumHemlockConium maculatumBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusBlack-bindweedFallopia convolvulusMusk ThistleCarduus nutansMusk ThistleCarduus nutansTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaDanish ScurvygrassCochlearia danicaCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaAtlantic IvyHedera hibernicaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumFlowering CurrantRibes sanguineumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianadaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterachRusty-Back FernAsplenium ceterachPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesWater Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioidesEvents & activities nearby
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