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The Plantation

1 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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51.32954, -1.42605

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Gatekeeper +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Pheasant, Chaffinch, Blackcap +23 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Pheasant, Chaffinch, Blackcap +23 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: The Brenda Parker Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wayfarers WalkWalking route

Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire

Named routeRegional walking route

Test WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route

The Brenda Parker WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Pewsey Vale Circular WalkWalking route

The Pewsey Vale Tourism Partnership has launched a new long-distance walking, cycling and riding route with the Vale of Pewsey at its heart.

Named routeRound tripRegional walking route

Family Amble, NW HantsWalking route3.1 km

Named routeLength 3.1 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 246Cycling route

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route14.3 km

Named routeRef 246Length 14.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Vernham Dean Off-Road cycle trailMountain bike route

Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails

Wildlife to spot

25,779 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,779 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small Heath · Common Blue · Chalk Hill Blue +15

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,779 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Small Heath · Common Blue · Chalk Hill Blue +15

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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