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Silverley Plantation

2 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.20660, 0.48453

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Song Thrush +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +36 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +36 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral +22 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Peacock, Red Admiral +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Golovinomyces cynoglossi s. lat. · last seen 2020; Fungi — Golovinomyces cynoglossi s. lat. · last seen 2020

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route426 m
Named routeRef 51Length 426 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route595 m
Named routeRef 51Length 595 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Banstead Manor Stud

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Banstead Manor Stud

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✦Moated Sites, Earthworks, and Ponds at Kirtling TowerHistoric site2.3 km→✦Lidgate Castle and C16 Fortified Manorial ComplexHistoric site2.6 km→✦St Mary's ChurchHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Seven Elms GreenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Seven Elms GreenUrban park4.8 km→✦Moated site in Beeton's PlantationHistoric site4.8 km→

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