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Gravelhill Plantation

12 ha

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.18368, -1.15581

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 329m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Siskin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Siskin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +171 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +171 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Maun Valley TrailWalking route
Named route
Wildwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route984 m
Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route993 m
Named routeRef 6Length 993 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green Route
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue Route
Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Oakfield Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.7 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.7 kmSurface dirtPath type: unclassified
Packman's Roadbridleway · 810 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 810 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Peafield Plantation - Footpath leaving the pines

📷 Alan Heardman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Peafield Plantation - Footpath leaving the pines

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🌱Vicar Water Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🦉VICAR WATER NATURE RESERVENature reserve3.8 km→🌱Forest Holidays Sherwood ForestUrban park4.5 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Shirebrook WoodUrban park3 km→🌱Mansfield Woodhouse Millennium GreenUrban park3.1 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Shirebrook 2

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Shirebrook 3

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