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Ploverpark Copse

57 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome57 ha

Getting here

50.82604, -4.29692

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Beautiful Demoiselle +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green-veined White, Peacock, Beautiful Demoiselle +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Yorkshire-fog, Oval Sedge +10 more · last seen 2015; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Yorkshire-fog, Oval Sedge +10 more · last seen 2015

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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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (3)Cycling route
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NCN 3 Link RouteCycling route
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Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
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Named routeRef 3Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 3Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane near Cookbury Wick

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane near Cookbury Wick

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stanhope ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Pins ParkUrban park4.7 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⚽Pins ParkPlaying field4.7 km→⛪Woodacott Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChapelReligious grounds2.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Claw Moor

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