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Penny Loaf Hill Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Jeff Tomlinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.02826, -0.12332

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Letchworth GreenwayWalking route

13.6 mile (21.8km) walking route around Letchworth

Named route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route403 m
Named routeRef 12Length 403 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route330 m
Named routeRef 12Length 330 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route198 m
Named routeRef 12Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m
Named routeRef 12Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route167 m
Named routeRef 12Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field between Redlands Farm and Hill Farm

📷 Jeff Tomlinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field between Redlands Farm and Hill Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Steeple Morden Conservation AreaUrban park4.5 km→🌱Well GreenUrban park4.8 km→✦Roman villa 1000yds (910m) NE of Ashwell villageHistoric site2.6 km→✦Arbury Banks Iron Age hillfortHistoric site2.7 km→✦Arbury BanksHistoric site2.7 km→✦Moated enclosures east and west of Love Lane, AshwellHistoric site4.1 km→

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