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No Joke Plantation

5 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.96311, -1.02170

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +88 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Greylag Goose, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +76 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Large White +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grantham Canal Bi-Centenial Canalside WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Smew TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shoveler TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Kingfisher RouteWalking route
Named route
Mallard RouteWalking route
Named route
The Cliffspublic footpath · 196 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 196 mSurface earthPath type: track
The Cliffspublic footpath · 394 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 394 mSurface earthPath type: footway
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Family Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Midland Road Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shelford Road and No Joke Plantation

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Shelford Road and No Joke Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The CliffsUrban park1.2 km→🌱Upper Saxondale Tennis ClubUrban park2.5 km→🌱Roberts Recreation GroundUrban park2.8 km→🌱Holme Pierrepont Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Cotgrave Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Lambley Lane Recreation Ground (North)Urban park4.9 km→

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