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Marlpit Plantation

1 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.93909, -2.43498

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Rook, Starling +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Rook, Starling +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Large White +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Large White +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Least Duckweed, Spear-leaved Orache · last seen 2014; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Least Duckweed, Spear-leaved Orache · last seen 2014

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Newcastle WayWalking route40 km

Market Drayton to Mow Cop

Named routeLength 40 kmRegional walking route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire CircuitWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 552Cycling route
Named routeRef 552National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route573 m
Named routeRef 552Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 552Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m
Named routeRef 552Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route556 m
Named routeRef 552Length 556 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.9 km
Named routeRef 552Length 6.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pasture land south of Napley Road

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pasture land south of Napley Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Knighton CuttingUrban park3.4 km→🌱Dorothy Clive GardenUrban park4.9 km→⛪St Chad's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→✦Moated site, four pond bays and an associated enclosure at Willoughbridge ParkHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Thomas and St Stephen's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Churchyard cross, St Chad's ChurchHistoric site800 m→

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