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Rabbit Ground Plantation

10 ha

📷 David Luther Thomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.80506, -1.77396

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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 — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +31 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spurge-laurel · last seen 2018; Plants — Spurge-laurel · last seen 2018

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Family Walk, Lodge Park and Sherborne Park EstateWalking route4.3 km

An ideal walk for families, this route takes in peaceful farmland, woodland and the village. This walk passes through woodland and does get hilly. Dogs should be kept under close control.

Named routeLength 4.3 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route92 m
Named routeRef 48Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route769 m
Named routeRef 48Length 769 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Western edge of Longdown Plantation

📷 David Luther Thomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Western edge of Longdown Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SHERBORNE HOUSEHistoric site2.8 km→✦LODGE PARKHistoric site1.6 km→✦BARRINGTON PARKHistoric site4.7 km→✦Windrush CampHistoric site2.5 km→✦Windrush campHistoric site2.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→

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