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Westacott Plantations

9 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome9 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
  • 🍄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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta, Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina, Physcia caesia +48 more · last seen 2016; Fungi — Hypotrachyna afrorevoluta, Candelariella vitellina f. vitellina, Physcia caesia +48 more · last seen 2016

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Sorrel, Bramble +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Marsh-bedstraw, Wild Angelica, Marsh Thistle +205 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Marsh-bedstraw, Wild Angelica, Marsh Thistle +205 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Copper, Downlooker Snipefly, Sphaerophoria potentillae +24 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small Copper, Downlooker Snipefly, Sphaerophoria potentillae +24 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tarka TrailWalking route
Named routeRef TTRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

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