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Kitehill Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

52.74737, -1.32149

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Blackbird, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Sycamore Tarspot, Common Orange Lichen +66 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Sycamore Tarspot, Common Orange Lichen +66 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Rowan, Hawthorn, Bramble +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Holly, Rowan, Hawthorn +115 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Heath, 7-spot Ladybird +208 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small Heath, 7-spot Ladybird +208 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
One Barrow Lanepublic footpath · 335 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 335 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
One Barrow Lanepublic footpath · 40 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 40 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

94 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through Kitehill Plantation

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through Kitehill Plantation

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