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Floodmeadow Plantation

24 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Rook +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Rook +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 24-spot Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 24-spot Ladybird +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

Thurston LoopCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wolf WayCycling route400 km

Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 13Cycling route

Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route242 m

Named routeRef 51Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 51Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,312 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,312 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

summerwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rook · Blue Tit · Blackbird +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GadwallMareca strepera
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,312 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

summerwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Rook · Blue Tit · Blackbird +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common GullLarus canus
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Greylag GooseAnser anser
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GadwallMareca strepera
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Great TitParus major
SwallowHirundo rustica
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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