Forest Hill Plantation - Conifer woodland
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.18759, -1.14900
Open directionsv
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route▾
Wildwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 648Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route984 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route993 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 993 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Oakfield Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.7 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.7 kmSurface dirtPath type: unclassified
Coach Roadbridleway · 468 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 468 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Coach Roadbridleway · 117 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 117 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
32,912 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,912 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Jay · Wren · Goldcrest +11
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Small White · Large White · Red Admiral · Light Brown Apple Moth · Diamond-back Moth +48
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
- Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella
- Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Bracken · Broom · Guernsey Fleabane · Black Nightshade · Grass-leaved Orache +54
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,912 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Woodpigeon · Jay · Wren · Goldcrest +11
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Small White · Large White · Red Admiral · Light Brown Apple Moth · Diamond-back Moth +48
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana
- Diamond-back MothPlutella xylostella
- Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Bracken · Broom · Guernsey Fleabane · Black Nightshade · Grass-leaved Orache +54
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- BroomCytisus scoparius
- Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis
- Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
- Grass-leaved OracheAtriplex littoralis
- Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
- Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas