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Black Plantation - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.79911, -1.77708

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 54Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route391 m
Named routeRef 54Length 391 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 54Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 54Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route43 m
Named routeRef 54Length 43 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Lane past Black Plantation

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane past Black Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪Church of the Holy AngelsReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪St Francis of Sales Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Hoar Cross HallHistoric site2.9 km→

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