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Gelscoe Plantation

2 ha

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.80140, -1.36302

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Birch Woodwart, Magpie Inkcap +22 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Birch Woodwart, Magpie Inkcap +22 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Meadowsweet, Wild Marjoram +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary +218 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Comma, Silver-washed Fritillary +218 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Raven, Fieldfare +20 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Raven, Fieldfare +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Meadowsweet, Wild Marjoram +189 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hazel, Meadowsweet, Wild Marjoram +189 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A42 near Gelscoe Lodge Farm

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A42 near Gelscoe Lodge Farm

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✦MELBOURNE HALLHistoric site4.5 km→✦Melbourne HallHistoric site4.6 km→✦Breedon Hill, LeicestershireHistoric site2.5 km→✦The Bulwarks (earthworks)Historic site2.6 km→✦Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remainsHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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