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Windmill Plantation - Conifer woodland

1 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.19243, -1.12396

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 296m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
Major Oak TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Giants TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

51 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
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Mountain biking

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
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland track on the edge of Windmill Plantation

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland track on the edge of Windmill Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Vicar Water Country ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Forest Holidays Sherwood ForestUrban park3.3 km→🌱Sherwood ForestUrban park4 km→🦉VICAR WATER NATURE RESERVENature reserve4 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Shirebrook WoodUrban park4.9 km→

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