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Middle Rolls Plantation

18 ha

📷 Lindsay Dearing · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

50.81947, -4.26709

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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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Hazel, Hawthorn +28 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Small White, Peacock +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Small White, Peacock +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Holly, Beech +197 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Ash, Holly, Beech +197 more · last seen 2021

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route
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Link to NCN3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 3Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5 km
Named routeRef 3Length 5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dunsland: Coach house

📷 Lindsay Dearing · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dunsland: Coach house

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cookworthy MoorUrban park3.3 km→✦Bowl barrow in Cookworthy Plantation, 290m east of the Baptist chapelHistoric site4.2 km→✦Four bowl barrows on Langaford MoorHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChapelReligious grounds1.4 km→⛪Bradford Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→

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Claw Moor

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