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East Plantation

3 ha

📷 J.Hannan-Briggs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.79505, -0.72193

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Marble +310 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Marble +310 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Lapwing, Skylark +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Lapwing, Skylark +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Ground-elder, Bristly Oxtongue +3 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Scaly Sawgill, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Turkeytail · last seen 2025; Fungi — Scaly Sawgill, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust, Turkeytail · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Indet. Comfrey, White Dead-nettle, Hedge Woundwort +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Indet. Comfrey, White Dead-nettle, Hedge Woundwort +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track towards East Plantation

📷 J.Hannan-Briggs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track towards East Plantation

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Nearby places

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🌱The GreenUrban park4.6 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Anglo-Scandinavian cross, St Bartholomew's churchyardHistoric site2.3 km→

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