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2 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Nottoway Plantation · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.29101, -1.25593

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 190m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Starling, Swallow, Blackbird +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Starling, Swallow, Blackbird +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Green-veined White +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
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Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
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The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
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The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route218 m
Named routeRef 6Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nottoway Plantation

📷 Wikipedia · Nottoway Plantation · CC BY-SA 3.0

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✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave See also NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 183Historic site5 km→✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave See also DERBYSHIRE 275Historic site5 km→🌱Barlborough Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→✦BARLBOROUGH HALLHistoric site1.9 km→🌱Spens FieldUrban park3.4 km→🌱Kiveton Community WoodlandUrban park4.9 km→

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