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Japanese Plantations

2 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.01959, -1.14368

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird, Syrphus +100 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Orange Ladybird, Syrphus +100 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort, Creeping Feather-moss +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Neat Feather-moss, Forked Veilwort, Creeping Feather-moss +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route
Named route
Collier's Pathpublic footpath · 620 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 620 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
River LeenCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling <> MapperleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route N9Cycling route
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Violet Hill

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Violet Hill

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Nearby places

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🌱Woodthorpe Grange ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Titchfield ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Merlin ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Arnot Hill ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Bestwood Country ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Washington CourtUrban park2.4 km→

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