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Middle Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.75122, -2.62656

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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

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

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shropshire Way - stage 10Walking route18.1 km
Named routeRef ShW10Length 18.1 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 11Walking route18.6 km
Named routeRef ShW11Length 18.6 kmLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - linkWalking route8 km
Named routeRef ShW10aLength 8 kmRegional walking route
Henry's HikeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wilfred's WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National Byway (Shropshire)Cycling route

National Byway route in Shropshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 81Cycling route
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 45Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 45Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 45Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Flooded field corner

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flooded field corner

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Slight univallate hillfort and a World War II vehicle testing station on the summit of Ebury Hill, 550m west of Haughton FarmHistoric site3.3 km→✦Haughmond Abbey: an Augustinian monastery on the site of an earlier religious foundation, a post-Dissolution residence and garden remainsHistoric site4.1 km→✦Haughmond AbbeyHistoric site4.2 km→✦Moated site, ridge and furrow cultivation remains and a building platform immediately north of Lower GroundsHistoric site2.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Moated site 140m east of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site4.3 km→

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