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Dawson's Plantation

4 ha

📷 Richard Vince · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.96077, -0.98634

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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
🌿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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Skylark +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Skylark +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Grizzled Skipper, 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +103 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Grizzled Skipper, 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Least Duckweed, Water Fern · last seen 2016; Plants — Least Duckweed, Water Fern · last seen 2016

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Grantham Canal Bi-Centenial Canalside WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Notts Wolds WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Fosse 2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52)Cycling route

Named routeUk Nottinghamshire

Burton Joyce <> ColwickCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Grantham CanalCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

3,772 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,772 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2025

Skylark · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Fieldfare · Blackbird +49

SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MagpiePica pica
SwiftApus apus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
Barn OwlTyto alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Little TernSternula albifrons
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Mole · Muntjac · Badger +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects30 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Green Shieldbug +25

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2025

Small Nettle · Wayfaring-tree · Hoary Cress

Small NettleUrtica urens
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
Hoary CressLepidium draba

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,772 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

spring

2025

Skylark · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Fieldfare · Blackbird +49

SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
SwallowHirundo rustica
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
MagpiePica pica
SwiftApus apus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CurlewNumenius arquata
Common GullLarus canus
Barn OwlTyto alba
RedwingTurdus iliacus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Little TernSternula albifrons
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
JackdawColoeus monedula
White WagtailMotacilla alba alba

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Mole · Muntjac · Badger +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects30 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Green Shieldbug +25

Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2024
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2024
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2024

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2025

Small Nettle · Wayfaring-tree · Hoary Cress

Small NettleUrtica urens
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana
Hoary CressLepidium draba

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Vince · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public footpath south of Dawson's Plantation

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