Long Plantation - Conifer woodland
5 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.14266, -1.11957
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route▾
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route339 m▾
Named routeLength 339 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route136 m▾
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route73 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Green Route
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Blue Route
Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route▾
6 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
18,897 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
18,897 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Gorse Weevil · Ulopa reticulata · Scolopostethus decoratus · Cartodere nodifer · Agriotes pallidulus +2
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Ulopa reticulataUlopa reticulata
- Scolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratus
- Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer
- Agriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulus
- Syntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatus
Water Bent · Common Stork's-bill · Harebell · Water-plantain · Wild Marjoram +10
- Water BentPolypogon viridis
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
- Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
- Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,897 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects7 species
winterspring
2026▾
Gorse Weevil · Ulopa reticulata · Scolopostethus decoratus · Cartodere nodifer · Agriotes pallidulus +2
- Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
- Ulopa reticulataUlopa reticulata
- Scolopostethus decoratusScolopostethus decoratus
- Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer
- Agriotes pallidulusAgriotes pallidulus
- Syntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatus
Water Bent · Common Stork's-bill · Harebell · Water-plantain · Wild Marjoram +10
- Water BentPolypogon viridis
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
- Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
- Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
- Hoary MustardHirschfeldia incana
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Water-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperCherry PlumPrunus cerasifera var. pissardiiCherry PlumPrunus cerasifera var. pissardiiMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaLesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marinaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaSpotted MedickMedicago arabicaLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumEntire-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster integrifoliusEntire-leaved CotoneasterCotoneaster integrifoliusThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliaThyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifoliaEvents & activities nearby
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