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Derrill Plantation

7 ha

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

50.80688, -4.41239

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Iron Porecrust, Oak Mildew, Hazel Woodwart +128 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Iron Porecrust, Oak Mildew, Hazel Woodwart +128 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Vetch, Wood Avens, Cuckooflower +39 more · last seen 2019; Plants — Common Vetch, Wood Avens, Cuckooflower +39 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Barren Strawberry, Common Sorrel +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood +27 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood +27 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (3)Cycling route
Named routeRef (3)Local cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route555 m
Named routeRef 3Length 555 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route346 m
Named routeRef 3Length 346 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route399 m
Named routeRef 3Length 399 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holladon Farm

📷 Roger Cornfoot · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holladon Farm

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🌱Pins ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Stanhope ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.9 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⚽Pins ParkPlaying field3.8 km→⛪St Swithin's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→

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