Mill Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.20210, 0.43992
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ 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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route196 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route125 m▾
Named routeRef 51Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km▾
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
7,900 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,900 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Collared Dove · Blackcap +42
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Muscicapa striata striataMuscicapa striata striata2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Pygmy Shrew +3
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
False Fox-sedge · Creeping-Jenny · Enchanter's-nightshade · Broad-leaved Willowherb
- False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,900 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Chiffchaff · Collared Dove · Blackcap +42
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Muscicapa striata striataMuscicapa striata striata2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Pygmy Shrew +3
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Pygmy ShrewSorex minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Common Darter · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2023
False Fox-sedge · Creeping-Jenny · Enchanter's-nightshade · Broad-leaved Willowherb
- False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae
- Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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