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Fishpond Plantation

5 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.59851, -0.57697

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pochard, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Twig Parachute, Poisonpie +72 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Sycamore Tarspot, Twig Parachute, Poisonpie +72 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Grayling, Meadow Brown, Large White +104 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Madarch y Coed, Wood Blewits, Conical Brittlestem

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Willow, Brookweed, Hollyhock +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Willow, Brookweed, Hollyhock +4 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Ancholme Valley WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards Fishpond Plantation

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Fishpond Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉ASHBYVILLENature reserve4.7 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.9 km→🦉SAWCLIFFENature reserve3.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Thornholme Augustinian prioryHistoric site2.4 km→

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