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Miles Ford Plantation

1 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Linnet, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Linnet, Chaffinch, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Coesyn Melfed, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +8 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Coesyn Melfed, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +8 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Black Clock, Pterostichus niger, Nebria brevicollis +170 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Black Clock, Pterostichus niger, Nebria brevicollis +170 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Hart's-Tongue, Garlic Mustard +117 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Hart's-Tongue, Garlic Mustard +117 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Footpath T54Walking route
Named routeRef T54
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km
Named routeRef 52Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 52Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Farmland near Stubble Hill Farm

Farmland near Stubble Hill Farm

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