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Long Plantation

3 ha

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.10306, -1.40387

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Clustered Brittlestem, Common Cavalier, Yellow Fieldcap +8 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Clustered Brittlestem, Common Cavalier, Yellow Fieldcap +8 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bittersweet, Meadowsweet, Hedge Woundwort +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bittersweet, Meadowsweet, Hedge Woundwort +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Painted Lady, Eristalis tenax +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Painted Lady, Eristalis tenax +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cromford Canal FootpathWalking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 5Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 8Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tibshelf WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwell TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route23 m
Named routeRef 67Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 67Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 67Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route273 m
Named routeRef 67Length 273 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hay crop near Long Plantation

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hay crop near Long Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Alfreton ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Doe Hill Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Riddings ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Alfreton ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Watchorn ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Alma Watchorn ParkUrban park1.4 km→

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