Mill Hill Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
5 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.25692, -1.73354
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Monarch's Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km▾
Birmingham to Napton section
Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km▾
A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.
Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route SRCycling route▾
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route630 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 630 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route387 m▾
Named routeLength 387 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route95 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 95 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
August Hillbridleway · 691 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 691 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
12,110 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
12,110 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- CootFulica atra
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Egyptian Grasshopper · Hawthorn Shieldbug
- Egyptian GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Bluebell · Elm · Holly · Primrose · Common Nettle +52
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- ElmUlmus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,110 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +37
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RavenCorvus corax
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- CootFulica atra
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Egyptian Grasshopper · Hawthorn Shieldbug
- Egyptian GrasshopperAnacridium aegyptium
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Bluebell · Elm · Holly · Primrose · Common Nettle +52
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- ElmUlmus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
CleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparinePedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusCompact RushJuncus conglomeratusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusGoldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomusBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseGoat's-BeardTragopogonGoat's-BeardTragopogonAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaBurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaBrooklimeVeronica beccabungaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumRoseRosaRoseRosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGreen HelleboreHelleborus viridisGreen HelleboreHelleborus viridisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisCommon VetchVicia sativa subsp. segetalisHyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanicaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixLenten-roseHelleborus orientalisLenten-roseHelleborus orientalisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellana