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Meadow Plantation

6 ha

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.38759, -1.11388

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Jelly Ear, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust +180 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Jelly Ear, Bleeding Broadleaf Crust +180 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Coesyn Melfed, Oyster Mushroom +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes +11 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove · last seen 2023; Plants — Foxglove · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Doorstep WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 674Cycling route
Named routeRef 674National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route534 m
Named routeRef 674Length 534 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route536 m
Named routeRef 674Length 536 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field at Oldcotes

📷 Ashley Dace · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field at Oldcotes

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉LANGOLD COUNTRY PARKNature reserve1.9 km→🌱Costhorpe PlantationUrban park1.9 km→🏞️LANGOLD PARKCountry park2 km→🌱Langold Country ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Langold Country ParkUrban park2 km→✦SANDBECK PARK AND ROCHE ABBEYHistoric site3.1 km→

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