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Willowbed Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.86952, -0.71740

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — False Oat-grass, Common Nettle, Cow Parsley +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Green-veined White +154 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Green-veined White +154 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +2 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes · last seen 2022; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes · last seen 2022

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Lincolnshire Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 64Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route173 m
Named routeRef 64Length 173 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Access track to the Fire Plantation

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Access track to the Fire Plantation

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✦HARLAXTON MANORHistoric site3.3 km→✦Belvoir CastleHistoric site4.6 km→✦Denton village crossHistoric site1.5 km→✦Harlaxton village crossHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→💧Knipton ReservoirReservoir4.9 km→

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