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Old Mill Plantation

12 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.83286, 1.06478

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, House Sparrow +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, House Sparrow +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Phlyctis argena, Chaenotheca ferruginea, Netted Shield Lichen +14 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Phlyctis argena, Chaenotheca ferruginea, Netted Shield Lichen +14 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Sorrel, Great Scented Liverwort +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Meadow Vetchling, Meadowsweet +194 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Meadow Vetchling, Meadowsweet +194 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Ridland's Roadpublic footpath · 556 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 556 mPath type: track
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Salle Cycle LoopCycling route11.3 km
Named routeLength 11.3 kmLocal cycle route
Wood Dalling Cycle LoopCycling route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route593 m
Named routeRef 1Length 593 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route7 km
Named routeRef 1Length 7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Mill Plantation

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦MELTON CONSTABLE HALLHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Home WoodsUrban park4.7 km→🌱Briston GreenUrban park1.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→🐄Martins FarmVisitor farm2.9 km→

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