Long Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.89843, -1.16865
Open directionsv
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 271m away — 8 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 271m away — 8 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
The Big TrackWalking route▾
Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route
Kingfisher RouteWalking route▾
Waymarked Trail 1Walking route▾
Named routeRef 1Uk Nottingham Colwick park
Skylark RouteWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Lenton Lane Cycle GatewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52)Cycling route▾
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
Trent Basin <> SneintonCycling route▾
Named routeUk Nottingham
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route▾
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