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Dimsdale Plantation

3 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.83062, -1.91724

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Canada Goose
  • 🌿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· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Canada Goose, Black-headed Gull +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Snowdrop, Holly, Downy Birch · last seen 2026; Plants — Snowdrop, Holly, Downy Birch · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dimsdale Plantation.

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dimsdale Plantation.

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🌱St Leonard's ChurchUrban park2.3 km→💧Blithfield ReservoirReservoir1.9 km→💧Blithfield ReservoirReservoir1.9 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→✦MoatHistoric site4.1 km→

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