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Cotton Plantation

1 ha

📷 Keith Havercroft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.15937, -1.24017

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
🌿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

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route

Named route

Dukeries TrailWalking route

Named route

The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km

Wellies not essential!

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Meden TrailWalking route

Named route

Skegby TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Blackwell TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Stockley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Skegby TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

NCN National Route 648Cycling route

Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network

Teversal TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route699 m

Named routeRef 648Length 699 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 685 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 685 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

21,687 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,687 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2025

Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +36

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,687 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds41 species

winter

2025

Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +36

RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JayGarrulus glandarius
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Herring GullLarus argentatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Keith Havercroft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Sutton LawnUrban park3.9 km→✦HARDWICK HALLHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Oxclose WoodUrban park2.1 km→🌱CivicUrban park2.4 km→🌱Yeoman Hill ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱St. Edmunds GardenUrban park3.2 km→

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Oxclose 1

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Dam 121

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