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Pond Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.22719, -1.34499

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

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

9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Sculpture Trail, HardwickWalking route5.3 km

Discover the craftmanship of the Hardwick Masons as you follow the new sculptures along the trail. Dogs on leads in the park.

Named routeLength 5.3 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Longcourse Lanepublic footpath · 498 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 498 mPath type: service
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route4 m
Named routeLength 4 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
N/ACycling route107 m
Named routeLength 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pond, silted up

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pond, silted up

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→🏞️POOLSBROOKCountry park3.3 km→✦Bolsover CastleHistoric site3.2 km→✦Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.Historic site3.3 km→✦BOLSOVER CASTLEHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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