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Cow Close Plantation

4 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.73463, -0.56938

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Violet Bramble Rust, Melampsora caprearum +33 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Violet Bramble Rust, Melampsora caprearum +33 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, Bramble +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Speckled Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly +158 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Speckled Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly +158 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Robin, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Rook, Robin, Blackbird +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Silverweed, Cow Parsley +233 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Silverweed, Cow Parsley +233 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bidwell Lane leading off Stretton Road

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bidwell Lane leading off Stretton Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and pondsHistoric site3.4 km→✦Holywell Hall ParkHistoric site3.4 km→✦Manorial settlement, 127m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site4.6 km→✦School FarmHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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