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Keeper's Plantation

11 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.95947, -0.60124

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Mute Swan +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Mute Swan +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Syrphus torvus, Parent Bug +68 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Syrphus torvus, Parent Bug +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +14 more · last seen 2025

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

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

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Route 15Cycling route
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Route 22Cycling route
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Route 11Cycling route
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Route 15Cycling route
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National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sunset over Syston Park

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sunset over Syston Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Peter and St Paul's ChurchUrban park2 km→✦BELTON HOUSEHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Belton ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth ParkUrban park4.7 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Roman settlementHistoric site4.9 km→

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