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Thirteen Acre Plantation

5 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦107+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wigeon
  • 🍄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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +104 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Shoveler +104 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Clustered Domecap, White Saddle, Cortinarius incisus +1 more · last seen 2020; Fungi — Clustered Domecap, White Saddle, Cortinarius incisus +1 more · last seen 2020

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed · last seen 2019; Plants — Nuttall's Waterweed · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Grantham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Nottinghamshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Nottinghamshire

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National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stonepit Lanebridleway · 822 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 822 mSurface concretePath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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