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Old Close Plantation

5 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.77062, -0.73957

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Ramalina farinacea, Turkeytail +12 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Ramalina farinacea, Turkeytail +12 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee +153 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee +153 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Violet, Cow Parsley, Red Campion +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Sweet Violet, Cow Parsley, Red Campion +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bristly Oxtongue, Red Dead-nettle, Hogweed +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Close Plantation

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Close Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STAPLEFORD HALLHistoric site4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→✦Moor Lane moated site, WhissendineHistoric site5 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛳Stapleford Park Golf ClubGolf course3.9 km→

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