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Fordmoor Plantation

1 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

50.90216, -3.61730

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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
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coal Tit, Great Tit, Robin +35 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coal Tit, Great Tit, Robin +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Meadow Grasshopper, Eristalis nemorum +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Meadow Grasshopper, Eristalis nemorum +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Moors WayWalking route
Named routeRef MWListed length 166Regional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing near Fordmoor Plantation

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing near Fordmoor Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄West Middlewick Farm shopVisitor farm4.3 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Thomas of Canterbury ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪Holy Cross ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→⛪Nomansland Congregational ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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