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Longhill Plantation

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.73322, -1.23812

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Silver Leaf Disease, Hoof Fungus, Amanita'r Gwybed +66 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Silver Leaf Disease, Hoof Fungus, Amanita'r Gwybed +66 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Marble Gall Causer +162 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Marble Gall Causer +162 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Enchanter's-nightshade, Wood Avens +109 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Enchanter's-nightshade, Wood Avens +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
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Ivanhoe WayWalking route
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Cycling

43 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 2Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
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Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
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Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Woodbrook Pathbridleway · 100 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 100 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Woodbrook Pathbridleway · 27 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Woodbrook Pathbridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through the Beacon Plantation

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through the Beacon Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Queen's ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Beacon Hill Country ParkUrban park700 m→🏞️BEACON HILLCountry park700 m→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Southfields ParkUrban park4.6 km→

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