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Brookshill Plantation

28 ha

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

52.56396, -2.97425

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Blackbird, House Martin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Blackbird, House Martin +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Water Mint, Common Chickweed, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Heath, Grayling, Black Darter +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Grayling, Black Darter +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Moonwort, Devil's-bit Scabious, Petty Whin +116 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Moonwort, Devil's-bit Scabious, Petty Whin +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Adstone WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Stiperstones CircularWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shropshire Way - stage 02Walking route19.1 km
Named routeRef ShW02Length 19.1 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
National Byway Church Stretton LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route4.4 km
Named routeRef 44Length 4.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.5 km
Named routeRef 44Length 4.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Valley above Lower Brookshill

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Valley above Lower Brookshill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LINLEY HALLHistoric site2.7 km→✦The Bog MineHistoric site1.9 km→✦Mitchell's Fold stone circle, standing stone and cairn 280m south west of Mitchell's FoldHistoric site4 km→✦Mitchell's FoldHistoric site4 km→✦Round cairn south of Cranberry Rock, 460m north east of Bog CottageHistoric site2.8 km→✦Bowl barrow at The NappHistoric site2.9 km→

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