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Socketwell Plantation - Conifer woodland

7 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.88089, -0.74291

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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

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Lincolnshire Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route485 m
Named routeRef 64Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Sewstern Lanebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New Cottages, Sewstern Lane, near Denton

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New Cottages, Sewstern Lane, near Denton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Belvoir CastleHistoric site2.6 km→✦HARLAXTON MANORHistoric site4.6 km→✦Denton village crossHistoric site1.9 km→✦Harlaxton village crossHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Belvoir CastleHistoric site3.1 km→

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