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King Street Plantation

2 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome2 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Black-headed Gull +93 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Black-headed Gull +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Hawthorn +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Orange Swift, Light Emerald +118 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Orange Swift, Light Emerald +118 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain, Common Ragwort +143 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain, Common Ragwort +143 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ballerina, Grey Knight, Iris Rust +4 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Ballerina, Grey Knight, Iris Rust +4 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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