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Ryelands Plantation

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.74321, -1.69493

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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 — Little Egret, Grey Heron, Goosander +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Egret, Grey Heron, Goosander +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Vine Weevil, Dor Beetle +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Vine Weevil, Dor Beetle +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Cherry Plum, Lesser Celandine +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Cherry Plum, Lesser Celandine +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route
Named route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 54Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Temporary DiversionCycling route464 m
Named routeRef 54Length 464 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-road
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 54Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 54Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route391 m
Named routeRef 54Length 391 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coppice near the Ryelands Plantation

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coppice near the Ryelands Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱National Memorial ArboretumUrban park2.7 km→🌱Rosliston Forestry CentreUrban park4.1 km→🌱General Post Office Memorial GardenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Halton GroveUrban park2.9 km→🌱BLESMA Memorial GardenUrban park2.9 km→🌱The Inner Wheel GroveUrban park2.9 km→

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