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Hawkesden Leys Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

11 ha

📷 John Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.25519, -0.25065

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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
  • 🅿️Paxton Pits Nature Reserve Car Park 57m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

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

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Shires WayWalking route79 km

49 mile route liking the Swan's Way to the Grafham Water circular walk, which it now incorporates, made up largely of bridleways.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route HDC 10Cycling route
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Route HDC 8Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route
Route HDC 9iCycling route
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Route HDC 7 (alt route)Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 7 (alt route)Local cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

📷 John Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉LITTLE PAXTON PITSNature reserve400 m→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Priory ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Lammas MeadowUrban park2.5 km→🌱The Riverside ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Henbrook ParkUrban park4.1 km→

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