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Great Close Plantation

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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52.73197, -0.84102

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🌿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

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Skylark +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Skylark +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Elm, Broad-leaved Dock, Cock's-foot +48 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Elm, Broad-leaved Dock, Cock's-foot +48 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Midland Hawthorn, Cut-leaved Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Rutland RoundWalking route105 km

Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 64Cycling route

Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network

National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route687 m

Named routeRef 64Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route24 m

Named routeLength 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route507 m

Named routeRef 64Length 507 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 64Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

7,826 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,826 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springwinter

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Yellowhammer · Carrion Crow +51

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RavenCorvus corax
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TealAnas crecca
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
JayGarrulus glandarius

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,826 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

springwinter

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Yellowhammer · Carrion Crow +51

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common GullLarus canus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Stock DoveColumba oenas
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RavenCorvus corax
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
WhitethroatCurruca communis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
TealAnas crecca
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WoodcockScolopax rusticola
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
SwallowHirundo rustica
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Water RailRallus aquaticus
JayGarrulus glandarius

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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