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Long Plantation

7 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.05811, -2.04446

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Horse riding

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Lesser Stag Beetle, Oak Bush-cricket +2 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Lesser Stag Beetle, Oak Bush-cricket +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Pershore Bridges Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Wyche WayWalking route79 km

A trail linking the Offa's Dyke Path at Kington to the Cotswold Way above Broadway, via the Wyche Cutting on the Malvern Hills.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route911 m
Named routeRef 41Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 41Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route292 m
Named routeRef 41Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wychavon Way beside Long Plantation #2

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wychavon Way beside Long Plantation #2

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✦SundialHistoric site1.6 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park1.6 km→✦Kemerton Camp Hill FortHistoric site1.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→✦OVERBURY COURTHistoric site2.4 km→✦Kemerton CampHistoric site1.3 km→

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