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Marples Plantation

4 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.97920, -1.53917

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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 — Canada Goose, Coot, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Coot, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Sessile Oak

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Common Green Grasshopper +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Grasshopper, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Common Green Grasshopper +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Broad Buckler-fern +7 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Broad Buckler-fern +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route389 m
Named routeRef 54Length 389 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route945 m
Named routeRef 54Length 945 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route406 m
Named routeRef 54Length 406 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route244 m
Named routeRef 54Length 244 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blind Brook

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blind Brook

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🌱Allestree ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Kedleston ParkUrban park2 km→🦉ALLESTREE PARKNature reserve4.1 km→🌱Allestree Rec'n Gr'd (War Memorial)Urban park4.6 km→✦KEDLESTON HALLHistoric site1.8 km→✦Mackworth medieval settlement including the castle gatehouse, part of the medieval open field system and a pinfoldHistoric site4.8 km→

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