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Moor Plantation

6 ha

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.73699, -0.57280

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Violet Bramble Rust, Melampsora caprearum +27 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat., Violet Bramble Rust, Melampsora caprearum +27 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Meadowsweet, Dandelion +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad Centurion, Iridescent Centurion, Dark-edged Bee-fly +195 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad Centurion, Iridescent Centurion, Dark-edged Bee-fly +195 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Clover, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Nettle +186 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Clover, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Nettle +186 more · last seen 2025

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
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Castle Bytham Castle, associated town defences and pondsHistoric site3.4 km→✦Holywell Hall ParkHistoric site3.6 km→✦Manorial settlement, 127m north west of St Mary's ChurchHistoric site4.5 km→✦School FarmHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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