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← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Fir Plantation

4 ha
WildlifeFungiBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Moss, Alyxoria ochrocheila, Candelaria concolor +22 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Oak Moss, Alyxoria ochrocheila, Candelaria concolor +22 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, White Dead-nettle, Red Campion +119 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, White Dead-nettle, Red Campion +119 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Bramble, Elder +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 11Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Willis's Lanebridleway · 493 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 493 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

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