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Bucket Hill Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Philip Talmage · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.21455, -0.03479

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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
Parking

Best for

4 activities

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

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Diamond Jubilee WalkWalking route4.8 km

A circular walk around Comberton to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012) of Queen Elizabeth ll

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hardwick Millennium FootpathWalking route13.9 km

A circular walk around Hardwick to celebrate the Millennium. The walk begins and ends at the Hardwick village sign. It passes through the parishes of Hardwick, Comberton, and Caldecote, and crosses the Greenwich Meridian twice.

Named routeLength 13.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Wimpole WayWalking route20.7 km

A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland

Named routeLength 20.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bourn Airfield across new dual-carriageway stretch of A428

📷 Philip Talmage · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bourn Airfield across new dual-carriageway stretch of A428

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MADINGLEY HALLHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Cambourne Sports CentreUrban park1.8 km→✦Moulton Hills Roman barrowsHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Meridian Fields GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Lot MeadowUrban park3.5 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park3.7 km→

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