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Great West Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Chris Reynolds · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.78777, -0.68098

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 275m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Outer Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Woodland WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hampden RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HampdenLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Amber WayCycling route
Named routeRef AmberLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Donkey Lanerestricted byway · 68 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 68 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Plough with West Leith beyond.

📷 Chris Reynolds · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plough with West Leith beyond.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Spider ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Pond CloseUrban park1.7 km→✦TRING PARKHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Tring ParkUrban park1.8 km→✦HALTON HOUSEHistoric site3 km→🌱Aston Clinton ParkUrban park3 km→

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