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Nab Plantation

3 ha
WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Yellow-legged Gull, Wigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Yellow-legged Gull, Wigeon +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Bistort, Elder, Dandelion +6 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bullace, Trailing Bellflower, Common Bistort +28 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bullace, Trailing Bellflower, Common Bistort +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Common Hawker, Emerald Damselfly, Glow-worm +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
South Chesterfield WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
North Chesterfield WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Linacre and Cordwell Valleys Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Dye Works Yardpublic footpath · 113 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 113 mSurface pavedPath type: unclassified
Hay Lanepublic footpath · 599 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 599 mSurface dirtPath type: track
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dennis's Lanebridleway · 994 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 994 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On Harewood Road approaching Nab Quarry

On Harewood Road approaching Nab Quarry

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