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The Plantation

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.53826, -1.11758

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Spear Thistle, Cow Parsley +37 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Ash, Spear Thistle, Cow Parsley +37 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Fennel +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Lecidella elaeochroma, Physcia tenella +1 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Lecidella elaeochroma, Physcia tenella +1 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +12 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Large Red Damselfly, Swollen-thighed Beetle +12 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route57 m
Named routeRef 6Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 6Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route125 m
Named routeRef 6Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheep next to the Plantation

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep next to the Plantation

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Nearby places

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🌱Blaby Road ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Oakfield ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦Petlinge medieval settlement and manorial garden remains 90m west and 160m south east of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Oliver ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Oliver ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Edward Road ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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