Moor Plantation
✦ Ancient woodland39 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome39 ha
Getting here
53.08837, -0.72649
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Hobby +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Turtle Dove, Hobby +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Neat Feather-moss, Waved Silk-moss +27 more · last seen 2023
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Brimstone +100 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Speckled Wood, Peacock, Brimstone +100 more · last seen 2023
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
56 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route▾
The National Byway in Nottinghamshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route915 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 915 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route431 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 431 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route256 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route26 m▾
Named routeRef 64Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,547 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,547 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Blackcap · Wren · Woodcock +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Bent · Heath Wood-rush · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Yellow-sedge · Wavy Bitter-cress +112
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,547 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Blackcap · Wren · Woodcock +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Bent · Heath Wood-rush · Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil · Common Yellow-sedge · Wavy Bitter-cress +112
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Heath Wood-rushLuzula multiflora
- Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus
- Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- Goat WillowSalix caprea
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas