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Sheffield's Plantation

11 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.62401, -0.63065

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Peacock +81 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Peacock +81 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Pyramidal Orchid, Moonwort +48 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Pyramidal Orchid, Moonwort +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Pedunculate Oak, Ground-elder +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Nev Cole WayWalking route93 km
Named routeLength 93 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Isle of Axholme GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 169Cycling route
Named routeRef 169National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route120 m
Named routeLength 120 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route167 m
Named routeLength 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route864 m
Named routeRef 169Length 864 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bagmoor wind farm from the top of Sheffield's Hill

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bagmoor wind farm from the top of Sheffield's Hill

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🌱Rose GardenUrban park2.4 km→🌱Sunken GardenUrban park2.4 km→🌱LawnUrban park2.5 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2.7 km→🌱Wellbeing GardenUrban park2.8 km→🦉CONESBY QUARRYNature reserve1.6 km→

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