Moor Plantation - Mixed woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.73679, -0.57412
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Track off Stretton Road, Clipsham
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Wildlife to spot
14,757 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,757 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Rook · Hobby · Crossbill · Peregrine · Fieldfare +8
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Brown Hare · Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Adder
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire · Twin-spot Centurion · Psyllopsis fraxini agg. · Urophora cardui · Silk-button Causer +28
- Bright Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops nagatomii2024
- Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
- Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
- Urophora carduiUrophora cardui
- Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
- Smooth-spangle CauserNeuroterus albipes f. agamic
🍄Fungi16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Oak Mildew · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. · Violet Bramble Rust · Umbellifer Mildew · Phragmidium bulbosum +11
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Phragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosum
- Erysiphe pisiErysiphe pisi
🌿Plants62 species
springsummer
2025▾
Betony · Red Bartsia · Meadowsweet · Common Ragwort · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +57
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,757 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Rook · Hobby · Crossbill · Peregrine · Fieldfare +8
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Brown Hare · Mole · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Adder
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire · Twin-spot Centurion · Psyllopsis fraxini agg. · Urophora cardui · Silk-button Causer +28
- Bright Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops nagatomii2024
- Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
- Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.
- Urophora carduiUrophora cardui
- Silk-button CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. agamic
- Smooth-spangle CauserNeuroterus albipes f. agamic
🍄Fungi16 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Oak Mildew · Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. · Violet Bramble Rust · Umbellifer Mildew · Phragmidium bulbosum +11
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides
- Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
- Violet Bramble RustPhragmidium violaceum
- Umbellifer MildewErysiphe heraclei
- Phragmidium bulbosumPhragmidium bulbosum
- Erysiphe pisiErysiphe pisi
🌿Plants62 species
springsummer
2025▾
Betony · Red Bartsia · Meadowsweet · Common Ragwort · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +57
- BetonyBetonica officinalis
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Silverweed
Silverweed
Potentilla anserina
Potentilla anserina
BrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgarePignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataYellow-wortBlackstonia perfoliataLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisLizard OrchidHimantoglossum hircinumLizard OrchidHimantoglossum hircinumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiRagged-RobinSilene flos-cuculiMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisMeadow FescueSchedonorus pratensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisField Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaGlaucous SedgeCarex flaccaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024Lesser SpearwortRanunculus flammula2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2024Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024