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Moat Plantation

13 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

53.31488, -0.11146

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Yellowhammer, Corn Bunting, Chaffinch +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Coenosia tigrina, Scathophaga stercoraria +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Coenosia tigrina, Scathophaga stercoraria +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Greater Knapweed, Tufted Vetch +105 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Greater Knapweed, Tufted Vetch +105 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Raspberry, Hogweed, White Dead-nettle +2 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Silver Lincs WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Lindsey TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stenigot estate: aerial 2014

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stenigot estate: aerial 2014

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park3.5 km→✦Churchyard cross, St Julian's churchyardHistoric site5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→✦Iron Age and Romano-British enclosure, S of villageHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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