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Stanton Plantation

2 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.64586, -0.87854

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
National trailHorse riding

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Pheasant, Chiffchaff +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Pheasant, Chiffchaff +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Sarcoscypha, Glistening Inkcap, Turkeytail +11 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Sarcoscypha, Glistening Inkcap, Turkeytail +11 more · last seen 2026

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Insect spotting

Insects — Rutpela maculata, Common Wasp, Eriothrix rufomaculata +123 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rutpela maculata, Common Wasp, Eriothrix rufomaculata +123 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +97 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field north of Oakham Road

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field north of Oakham Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Launde ParkUrban park4 km→✦Lowesy village earthworkHistoric site4.1 km→✦LOWESBY HALLHistoric site4.3 km→✦Owston Augustinian Abbey with six fishponds, a gatehouse and boundaryHistoric site2.4 km→✦Lowesby deserted medieval village with three fishpondsHistoric site4 km→🌱All Saints ChurchUrban park4.1 km→

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