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Brookhill Plantation

35 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha

Getting here

52.88847, -1.03852

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 456m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Grantham Canal Bi-Centenial Canalside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52)Cycling route
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
Grantham CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Bridgford to Radcliffe (via A52)Cycling route
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via Canal Path)Cycling route
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wolds Lanebridleway · 349 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 349 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Mill Lanerestricted byway · 1.8 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.8 kmSurface earthPath type: track
Wolds Lanebridleway · 461 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 461 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Wolds Lanebridleway · 12 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New plantation in Cotgrave Forest

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New plantation in Cotgrave Forest

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cotgrave Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🏞️COTGRAVECountry park3.6 km→🌱Ring Leas Play AreaUrban park1.9 km→🌱Cotgrave Field of HopeUrban park2.4 km→🌱Cotgrave Field of HopeUrban park2.4 km→🌱Geological walkUrban park2.9 km→

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