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Cowthick Plantation

40 ha

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome40 ha

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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +76 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid, Sea Fern-grass +67 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-orchid, Sea Fern-grass +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Wild Marjoram, Guelder-rose, White Dead-nettle +4 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Lyveden WayWalking route15.2 km
Named routeLength 15.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 552Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 552Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route260 m
Named routeRef 552Length 260 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route847 m
Named routeRef 552Length 847 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route812 m
Named routeRef 552Length 812 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route941 m
Named routeRef 552Length 941 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stanion, Cowthick Plantation: aerial 2015

Stanion, Cowthick Plantation: aerial 2015

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