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Top Plantation

1 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tree Sparrow, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tree Sparrow, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-ivy, Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-ivy, Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Coastal WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 220kmRegional walking route
Wyre Way (Shard Bridge to Garstang)Walking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lancashire Cycleway (Northern Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Knott EndCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Southern Loop to Great EcclestonCycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
The Winmarleigh RoundCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Northern Route To Cockerham and DolphinholmeCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
The Nateby and Stakepool RoundCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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