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Badby Plantation

8 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.22000, -1.18947

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Ramsons, Raspberry +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +98 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +98 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Wavy Hair-Grass, Beech +129 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bluebell, Wavy Hair-Grass, Beech +129 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Knightley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route373 m
Named routeRef 50Length 373 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route77 m
Named routeRef 50Length 77 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 50Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12 m
Named routeRef 50Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woods by Badby Road West

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woods by Badby Road West

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Nearby places

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✦FAWSLEY HALLHistoric site1.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1 km→⛪St Augustine's Roman Catholic Church and CentreReligious grounds4.3 km→🌱Church GreenUrban park700 m→✦Site of the medieval village, Cistercian Priory and post-Dissolution house and gardens of Lower Catesby, with associated ridge and furrowHistoric site4 km→✦Everdon BridgeHistoric site4.6 km→

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