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Broadmeads Plantation

35 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome35 ha

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

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Cormorant +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Cormorant +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lustrous Bog-moss, Tamarisk Scalewort, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · last seen 2018; Plants — Lustrous Bog-moss, Tamarisk Scalewort, Blunt-leaved Bog-moss · last seen 2018

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The Packhorse TrailWalking route
Named routeRef BCPLocal walking route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

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