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Jacob Plantation

4 ha
WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Meadow Pipit, Golden Plover, Skylark +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Golden Plover, Skylark +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Soft-rush, Yorkshire-fog, Marsh Thistle +68 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Soft-rush, Yorkshire-fog, Marsh Thistle +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Black Darter, Roesel's Bush-cricket +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Black Darter, Roesel's Bush-cricket +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Common Sorrel, Bilberry +4 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — False Chanterelle · last seen 2024; Fungi — False Chanterelle · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley and Reservoir Walk,Walking route7.4 km

Ladybower Reservoir, farmland and wooded cloughs. Views of Derwent Valley and High Peak area. Rough walking through fields, woodland paths, roads and open moorland. Dogs must be on leads.

Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route11.5 km
Named routeLength 11.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High PeakWalking route12.1 km
Named routeLength 12.1 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Derwent Dam Green RouteWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thornhill TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route252 m
Named routeRef 6Length 252 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route347 m
Named routeRef 6Length 347 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route11 km
Named routeRef 6Length 11 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route27 m
Named routeRef 6Length 27 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Moscar Cross Roadbyway open to all traffic · 240 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 240 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Moscar Cross Roadbyway open to all traffic · 547 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 547 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

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