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Martin's Plantation

4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.01855, -0.71163

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Starling, Carrion Crow +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Bifid Crestwort, Schreberian Earth-moss +29 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Bifid Crestwort, Schreberian Earth-moss +29 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle, Badister bullatus +15 more · last seen 2022; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Cabbage-stem Flea Beetle, Badister bullatus +15 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Giant Polypore · last seen 2012; Fungi — Giant Polypore · last seen 2012

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Nottinghamshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coach Roadbridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Martin's Plantation

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The MeadowUrban park4.6 km→🐄Bug HotelVisitor farm4.8 km→🐄Fernwood Conservation AreaVisitor farm4.9 km→🌱Claypole Community ParkUrban park2 km→✦Churchyard cross, St Peter's churchyardHistoric site2.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.1 km→

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