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Middle Plantation

1 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.77642, -1.11658

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Bartsia, Cow Parsley, Meadow Buttercup +139 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Bartsia, Cow Parsley, Meadow Buttercup +139 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Nettle Rash, Common Orange Lichen, Pocket Plum · last seen 2023; Fungi — Nettle Rash, Common Orange Lichen, Pocket Plum · last seen 2023

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Altica, Roesel's Bush-cricket +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Altica, Roesel's Bush-cricket +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route561 m
Named routeRef 6Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route93 m
Named routeRef 6Length 93 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m
Named routeRef 6Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route285 m
Named routeRef 6Length 285 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track alongside Top Town Plantation

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track alongside Top Town Plantation

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🌱Jenham Drive ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Sileby Memorial ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦PRESTWOLD HALLHistoric site2.1 km→🌱The Washdyke Community Orchard and Play AreaUrban park2.9 km→🌱Millennium ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Public open spaceUrban park3.1 km→

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