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Tearcoat Plantation

5 ha

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.50280, 1.40098

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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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Watercress, Ground-elder, White Dead-nettle +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Large White, Common Darter +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Large White, Common Darter +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — False Fox-sedge, Wood-sedge, False-brome +193 more · last seen 2025; Plants — False Fox-sedge, Wood-sedge, False-brome +193 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Angles WayWalking route150 km
Named routeLength 150 kmRegional walking route
Via BeataWalking route

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Named routeRegional walking route
Bigod's WayWalking route5.5 km
Named routeLength 5.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Loddon Ingloss CircularWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route472 m
Named routeRef 30Length 472 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route65 m
Named routeRef 30Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

M&E plinth in Tearcoat Plantation

📷 Evelyn Simak · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

M&E plinth in Tearcoat Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→✦Saint EthelbertHistoric site3.7 km→⛪Brooke Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→🐄Old Hall Farm ShopVisitor farm1.8 km→✦DITCHINGHAM HALLHistoric site2.5 km→🦉BATH HILLSNature reserve3.9 km→

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