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Cocked Hat Plantation

7 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.84428, -0.66652

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Bembidion lampros, Ringlet +25 more · last seen 2023; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Bembidion lampros, Ringlet +25 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Conocephalum salebrosum, River Feather-moss, Long-beaked Thyme-moss +12 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Conocephalum salebrosum, River Feather-moss, Long-beaked Thyme-moss +12 more · last seen 2018

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Lincolnshire Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route68 m
Named routeLength 68 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route391 m
Named routeLength 391 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The track past Cocked Hat Plantation

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The track past Cocked Hat Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦EASTON PARKHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Woolsthorpe ManorUrban park4.6 km→✦STOKE ROCHFORD HALLHistoric site2 km→✦HARLAXTON MANORHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Rose MeadowUrban park3.1 km→🌱Rose MeadowUrban park3.2 km→

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