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Walk Plantation

20 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

52.84606, -0.62969

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Thyme-leaved Sandwort, Hawthorn, Small Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Buckthorn, Thyme-leaved Sandwort, False Oat-grass +129 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Buckthorn, Thyme-leaved Sandwort, False Oat-grass +129 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Greylag Goose, Woodpigeon, Grey Heron +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Batman Hoverfly, Marmalade Hoverfly +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 858 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 858 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over the weir at White Bridge Plantation, Stoke Rochford Park

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over the weir at White Bridge Plantation, Stoke Rochford Park

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✦EASTON PARKHistoric site2 km→🌱Woolsthorpe ManorUrban park4.1 km→✦STOKE ROCHFORD HALLHistoric site500 m→🌱Cottage GardenUrban park1.8 km→🌱Rose MeadowUrban park1.9 km→🌱Rose MeadowUrban park1.9 km→

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