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Quaker's Plantation

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.72549, -1.42966

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Blackbird, Coot +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Blackbird, Coot +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Orange Peel Fungus, Torth Felen, Scarletina Bolete +26 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Orange Peel Fungus, Torth Felen, Scarletina Bolete +26 more · last seen 2025

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Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Brimstone +157 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Brimstone +157 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Lady's Bedstraw, Great Willowherb +18 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Southern Marsh-orchid, Lady's Bedstraw, Great Willowherb +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Scarletina Bolete, Oak Mazegill, Oakbug Milkcap +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route118 m
Named routeRef 52Length 118 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route659 m
Named routeRef 63Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 52Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Overgrown track to Quaker's Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Overgrown track to Quaker's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️SNIBSTONCountry park3.1 km→🌱Sence Valley Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Snibston Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦COLEORTON HALLHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Manor Ash GardensUrban park3.4 km→🏞️SENCE VALLEYCountry park3.4 km→

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