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Hanchard Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 James Emmans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.23069, 0.05230

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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

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

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km

Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks

Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route
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Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coton CyclewayCycling route
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Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
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Darwin Green greenway to Windsor RoadCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland next to Berk Brook Farm

📷 James Emmans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland next to Berk Brook Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MADINGLEY HALLHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Veteran Oak GardensUrban park2.6 km→🏞️COTONCountry park3.4 km→🌱Alexandra GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱Alexandra GardensUrban park4.9 km→🌱Alexandra GardensUrban park4.9 km→

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