Brookfield Plantation - Conifer woodland
95 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome95 ha
Getting here
52.51652, -0.68074
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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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km▾
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Former Brookfield East ironstone quarry
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Wildlife to spot
2,681 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,681 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspring
2025▾
Lapwing · Jackdaw · Skylark · Robin · Wren +41
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2024
- SmewMergellus albellus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brachypera zoilus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Nephrotoma appendiculata
- Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
- Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata2024
Ground-ivy · Early Meadow-grass · Blue Fleabane · Green Alkanet · Bee Orchid +119
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Early Meadow-grassPoa infirma
- Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- White CloverTrifolium repens2024
- Wall Barley
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,681 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspring
2025▾
Lapwing · Jackdaw · Skylark · Robin · Wren +41
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Great TitParus major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus2024
- SmewMergellus albellus2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2024
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brachypera zoilus · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Nephrotoma appendiculata
- Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus
- Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2024
- Nephrotoma appendiculataNephrotoma appendiculata2024
Ground-ivy · Early Meadow-grass · Blue Fleabane · Green Alkanet · Bee Orchid +119
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Early Meadow-grassPoa infirma
- Blue FleabaneErigeron acris
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- White CloverTrifolium repens2024
- Wall Barley
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hordeum murinum2024
Hordeum murinum2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024ElderSambucus nigra2024ElderSambucus nigra2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberBalmMelissa officinalisBalmMelissa officinalisPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaePloughman's-spikenardInula conyzaeSpider-OrchidOphrysSpider-OrchidOphrysFern-grassCatapodium rigidumFern-grassCatapodium rigidumBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusField MadderSherardia arvensisField MadderSherardia arvensisLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusKnotted CloverTrifolium striatumKnotted CloverTrifolium striatumPale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatumPale Yellow-eyed-grassSisyrinchium striatumCommon MallowMalva sylvestris2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Wild-oatAvena fatua2024Wild-oatAvena fatua2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024MelilotusMelilotus2024MelilotusMelilotus2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024Small NettleUrtica urens2024Small NettleUrtica urens2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024Rosa caninaRosa canina2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024White BryonyBryonia dioica2024White BryonyBryonia dioica2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024White CampionSilene latifolia2024White CampionSilene latifolia2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Common OracheAtriplex patula2024Common OracheAtriplex patula2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2024Square-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonum2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2024Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Wood DockRumex sanguineus2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Field PansyViola arvensis2024Field PansyViola arvensis2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2024Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2024Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii2024Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2024Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Events & activities nearby
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