Morris Dancer's Plantation 31 ha
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53.25270, -1.03093
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 103+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chaffinch +100 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Chaffinch +100 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Banded Demoiselle +106 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Banded Demoiselle +106 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Clumber Park Curiosities Long Walk, Clumber Park Walking route 12 km ▾
Varied terrain, including paths, parkland, woodland and road. Includes steps, slight slopes and roadside grass verges. Dog Friendly.
Named route Length 12 km Duration 05:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Dukeries Trail Walking route ▾
A Glimpse of Southern Clumber, Clumber Park Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Clumber Lake, woodlands, history, wildlife. Clear paths, bridleways and woodland tracks. Some uneven surfaces. Not suitable for dogs, livestock in fields.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Clumber on the War Path Circular Walk, Clumber Park Walking route 9.6 km ▾
This walk is dedicated to the men of Clumber who served and died in the Great War (1914–1918). Mostly clear paths through woodland and heathland, with some sections on roads. Slight to moderate gradients, uneven terrain.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Clumber Park Livestock-Free Walk, Clumber Park Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Circular walk avoids areas of the park that may contain grazing livestock, so it's ideal for dog walking. Dog-friendly café, Central Bark. Generally good paths but may be muddy. For further details, please see Terrain section.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map West Drayton Avenue public footpath · 16 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 16 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map West Drayton Avenue public footpath · 78 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 78 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map West Drayton Avenue public footpath · 299 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 299 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 647 Cycling route 32 km ▾
Named route Ref 647 Length 32 km Point-to-point National Cycle Network
Show on map Lakeside Cycle Trail Cycling route 8 km ▾
Named route Length 8 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map NCN National Route 648 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 648 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 183 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 183 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 647 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
20,534 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,534 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodlark · Goldcrest · Goosander · Grey Heron +41
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodlark Lullula arborea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goosander Mergus merganser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Gadwall Mareca strepera Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Siskin Spinus spinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Hobby Falco subbuteo Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Great Tit Parus major Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pochard Aythya ferina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Magpie Pica pica Teal Anas crecca Tawny Owl Strix aluco Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Raven Corvus corax Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · St Marks Fly · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harlequin Ladybird +45
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syrphus ribesii Rum Cherry · Western Gorse · Pendulous Sedge · Buck's-horn Plantain · Slender Rush +6
Rum Cherry Prunus serotina Western Gorse Ulex gallii Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper Red Oak Quercus rubra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,534 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodlark · Goldcrest · Goosander · Grey Heron +41
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodlark Lullula arborea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goosander Mergus merganser Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Gadwall Mareca strepera Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greylag Goose Anser anser Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Siskin Spinus spinus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Hobby Falco subbuteo Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Great Tit Parus major Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Pochard Aythya ferina Herring Gull Larus argentatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Magpie Pica pica Teal Anas crecca Tawny Owl Strix aluco Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Raven Corvus corax Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · St Marks Fly · Nalassus laevioctostriatus · Harlequin Ladybird +45
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 St Marks Fly Bibio marci2025 Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syrphus ribesii Rum Cherry · Western Gorse · Pendulous Sedge · Buck's-horn Plantain · Slender Rush +6
Rum Cherry Prunus serotina Western Gorse Ulex gallii Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Buck's-horn Plantain Plantago coronopus Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper Red Oak Quercus rubra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Cobweb Beetle Ctesias serra
Cobweb Beetle Ctesias serra
Triplax aenea Triplax aenea
Triplax aenea Triplax aenea
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi2025
Pteroxanium kelloggi Pteroxanium kelloggi2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis2025
Glischrochilus hortensis Glischrochilus hortensis2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Liocoris tripustulatus Liocoris tripustulatus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Apolygus spinolae Apolygus spinolae2025
Apolygus spinolae Apolygus spinolae2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Myopa Myopa2025
Myopa Myopa2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Gorse Weevil Exapion ulicis2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis2025
Heather Beetle Lochmaea suturalis2025
Leistus ferrugineus Leistus ferrugineus2025
Leistus ferrugineus Leistus ferrugineus2025
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Spindle Euonymus europaeus
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Evergreen Oak Quercus ilex
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia 