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Forrest's Plantation

4 ha

📷 SMJ · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.28578, -1.26470

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Swallow +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Woodpigeon, Swallow +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Small White +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bee Orchid, Ivy, Gorse +5 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bee Orchid, Ivy, Gorse +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
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Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
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The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
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The Miners WayWalking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland by Barlborough Road in Clowne

📷 SMJ · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland by Barlborough Road in Clowne

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Barlborough Country ParkUrban park800 m→✦BARLBOROUGH HALLHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Spens FieldUrban park3.9 km→🦉NORBRIGGS FLASHNature reserve4.8 km→🌱Slayley GreenUrban park1.4 km→🌱Slayley GreenUrban park1.4 km→

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