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The Plantation

3 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Plantation · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.31261, -2.28191

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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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackcap +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackcap +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Butter Cap, Glistening Inkcap +70 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Butter Cap, Glistening Inkcap +70 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +99 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Tawny Funnel, Terracotta Hedgehog, Ambarelo'r Bwgan +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Worcestershire WayWalking route50 km

Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern

Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Abberley Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Stourport Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeLength 67 km
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route995 m
Named routeRef 45Length 995 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 45Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 45Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
N/ACycling route161 m
Named routeLength 161 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Scots Lanebridleway · 297 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 297 mPath type: service
Scots Lanebridleway · 30 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 30 mPath type: service
Scots Lanebridleway · 373 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 373 mPath type: service
Scots Lanebridleway · 142 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 142 mPath type: service
Scots Lanebridleway · 89 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 89 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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🌱Stourport riversideUrban park2.9 km→🌱Riverside MeadowsUrban park3 km→🌱Stourport Memorial ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Tontine GardensUrban park2.7 km→🌱Stourport Historic Canal BasinsUrban park2.7 km→🌱Tontine GardensUrban park2.7 km→

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