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Shepherd's Lane Plantation

1 ha

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53.14597, -1.31122

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Carrion Crow
🌿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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss, Dotted Thyme-moss +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sticky Mouse-ear, Long-beaked Water Feather-moss, Dotted Thyme-moss +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2024; Insects — 2-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route

Named route

The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km

Wellies not essential!

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Meden TrailWalking route

Named route

Skegby TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Blackwell TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Stockley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Skegby TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Teversal TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route72 m

Named routeRef 67Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

16,091 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,091 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren +55

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BuzzardButeo buteo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
NuthatchSitta europaea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwallowHirundo rustica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RavenCorvus corax
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
GoosanderMergus merganser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024

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Mammals8 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Rabbit · Common Shrew +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2024
MoleTalpa europaea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common ShrewSorex araneus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

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Plants134 species

summer

2025

Sticky Mouse-ear · Wood Anemone · Early Dog-violet · Himalayan Cotoneaster · Dotted Thyme-moss +129

Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2024
Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2024
Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2024
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2024
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2024
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024
St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos2024
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2024
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2024
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024
Dichodontium pellucidumDichodontium pellucidum2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Goat WillowSalix caprea2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
Common OracheAtriplex patula2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2024
HawkweedHieracium2024
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
Common SedgeCarex nigra2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Pyrus SpeciesPyrus2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
YewTaxus baccata2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2024
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2024
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2024
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024
Common CouchElymus repens2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Fat-henChenopodium album2024
Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Austrian PinePinus nigra2024
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024
BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Black BryonyTamus communis2024
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,091 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren +55

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JayGarrulus glandarius
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BuzzardButeo buteo
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
NuthatchSitta europaea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SwallowHirundo rustica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Stock DoveColumba oenas
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RavenCorvus corax
Rock DoveColumba livia
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
GoosanderMergus merganser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024

🦌

Mammals8 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Mole · Rabbit · Common Shrew +3

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2024
MoleTalpa europaea
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common ShrewSorex araneus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🌿

Plants134 species

summer

2025

Sticky Mouse-ear · Wood Anemone · Early Dog-violet · Himalayan Cotoneaster · Dotted Thyme-moss +129

Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2024
Dotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatum2024
Fountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenax2024
Lesser Pocket-mossFissidens bryoides2024
Long-beaked Water Feather-mossRhynchostegium riparioides2024
Swartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hians2024
Endive PelliaPellia endiviifolia2024
St Winifrid's MossChiloscyphus polyanthos2024
Overleaf PelliaPellia epiphylla2024
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia2024
Two-horned PincerwortCephalozia bicuspidata2024
River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare2024
Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga2024
Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum2024
Fern-leaved Hook-mossCratoneuron filicinum2024
Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum2024
Dichodontium pellucidumDichodontium pellucidum2024
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2024
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2024
Musk-mallowMalva moschata2024
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens2024
RaspberryRubus idaeus2024
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024
Wilson's HoneysuckleLonicera nitida2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
Toad Rush agg.Juncus bufonius2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2024
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024
Goat WillowSalix caprea2024
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum2024
Common OracheAtriplex patula2024
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2024
HawkweedHieracium2024
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024
Grey AlderAlnus incana2024
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2024
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2024
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024
Common SedgeCarex nigra2024
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Pyrus SpeciesPyrus2024
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum2024
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros2024
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2024
Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024
YewTaxus baccata2024
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024
Carnation SedgeCarex panicea2024
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2024
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2024
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024
Alsike CloverTrifolium hybridum2024
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2024
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
Squirreltail FescueVulpia bromoides2024
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2024
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2024
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2024
Common CouchElymus repens2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
ElderSambucus nigra2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
RowanSorbus aucuparia2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
Fat-henChenopodium album2024
Brachypodium pinnatumBrachypodium pinnatum2024
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024
YarrowAchillea millefolium2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Austrian PinePinus nigra2024
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2024
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024
BetonyBetonica officinalis2024
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024
Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2024
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea2024
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Black BryonyTamus communis2024
Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2024
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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