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Foxlowe Plantation

3 ha

📷 roger geach · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.27872, -1.35569

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Orange-tip, Peacock +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Orange-tip, Peacock +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Water Figwort, Hogweed +13 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Water Figwort, Hogweed +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Cuckoo WayWalking route

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Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route

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The Chaffinch TrailWalking route

Named route

The Miners WayWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5Local cycle route

Doorstep RideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

LCN 3Cycling route

Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route

Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

16,967 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,967 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Fieldfare · Woodpigeon +58

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CootFulica atra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SiskinSpinus spinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,967 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

winter

2025

Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Fieldfare · Woodpigeon +58

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
MagpiePica pica
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
JayGarrulus glandarius
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
CootFulica atra
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
GadwallMareca strepera
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
SnipeGallinago gallinago
House SparrowPasser domesticus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RavenCorvus corax
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
SiskinSpinus spinus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 roger geach · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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