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Salts Plantation

2 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.97321, -1.55728

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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 — Canada Goose, Coot, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Canada Goose, Coot, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Sphaerophoria, Eupeodes corollae +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Sphaerophoria, Eupeodes corollae +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Firethorn, Tufted Hair-grass +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Firethorn, Tufted Hair-grass +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 9Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Salts Plantation

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Allestree ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Kedleston ParkUrban park2 km→🦉ALLESTREE PARKNature reserve5 km→✦KEDLESTON HALLHistoric site2 km→✦Mackworth medieval settlement including the castle gatehouse, part of the medieval open field system and a pinfoldHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Meynell Langley GardensUrban park1.9 km→

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