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Braddons Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

36 ha

Plan your visit

ForagingDogsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 59 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey AbbeyWalking route7.4 km

Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.

Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Winter Walk, Anglesey AbbeyWalking route1.9 km

This route has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.

Named routeLength 1.9 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Long Explorer's Route, Anglesey AbbeyWalking route2.4 km

This route can be seasonally muddy and had a narrow bridge (width 80cm) that is not recommended for mobility scooters. has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Riverside walkWalking route
Named route
Horningsea and Clayhithe River WalkWalking route7.2 km
Named routeLength 7.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Harvey's Drovewaypublic footpath · 156 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 156 mPath type: track
Quiken pathpublic footpath · 324 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 324 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Abbey Lanepublic footpath · 48 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route2 m
Named routeLength 2 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 11Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brittle Drovebridleway · 727 m

grass verge in middle

Public pathbridlewayLength 727 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Statue in Gardens at Anglesey Abbey

Statue in Gardens at Anglesey Abbey

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