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King Edward's Plantation

3 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.05956, -1.17584

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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, Blue Tit, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Willow Emerald Damselfly +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Willow Emerald Damselfly +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Wall Screw-moss +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum, Wall Screw-moss +34 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

2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 27 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Hall Lanepublic footpath · 967 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 967 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route428 m
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards King Edward's Plantation, Papplewick

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards King Edward's Plantation, Papplewick

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✦NEWSTEAD ABBEYHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Titchfield ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Newstead Abbey GardensUrban park2.2 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park2.2 km→🌱Small Walled GardenUrban park2.3 km→🌱Sub-Tropical GardenUrban park2.3 km→

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