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Egypt Plantation

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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingInsects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.84187, -0.71478

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Basil Thyme, Bulrush, Blackthorn +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Peacock, Common Carpet, Brimstone +314 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hairy St John's-wort, Viper's-bugloss, Field Maple +179 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hairy St John's-wort, Viper's-bugloss, Field Maple +179 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Lincolnshire Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 64Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 64Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field boundary near Cooper's Plantation

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field boundary near Cooper's Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Croxton Abbey and associated remainsHistoric site4.3 km→✦Denton village crossHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.6 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→⛪St Mary and St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→

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