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Broom Plantation

11 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

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53.52779, -0.61212

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Gadwall +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Gadwall +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Box Bug, Hairy Dragonfly +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Box Bug, Hairy Dragonfly +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Germander Speedwell, Sand Leek +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Germander Speedwell, Sand Leek +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 169Cycling route

Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 169Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route89 m

Named routeLength 89 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route993 m

Named routeRef 169Length 993 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

20,588 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,588 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2025

Teal · Mallard · Gadwall · Lapwing · Black-headed Gull +49

TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Common GullLarus canus
Great TitParus major
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
JackdawColoeus monedula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus

Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatusRhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,588 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

autumn

2025

Teal · Mallard · Gadwall · Lapwing · Black-headed Gull +49

TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
CootFulica atra
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Common GullLarus canus
Great TitParus major
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
JackdawColoeus monedula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
GreenshankTringa nebularia
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Herring GullLarus argentatus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Water RailRallus aquaticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RavenCorvus corax
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
JayGarrulus glandarius
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus

Rhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatusRhopalus (Rhopalus) parumpunctatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Glyn Drury · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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