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The Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional 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
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route11.1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 11.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bar Hill perimeter bridlewaybridleway · 7 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 7 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Bar Hill perimeter bridlewaybridleway · 318 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 318 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Bar Hill perimeter bridlewaybridleway · 349 m

PFP + permissive cycleway

Public pathbridlewayLength 349 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

B1050 entering Bar Hill

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

B1050 entering Bar Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MADINGLEY HALLHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Longstanton Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→🌱Northstowe Phase 2 Water ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Northstowe Phase 1 Water ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦AMERICAN MILITARY CEMETERYHistoric site4.8 km→✦CHILDERLEY HALLHistoric site3.4 km→

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