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Carrops Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

16 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.30216, 0.48767

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

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 · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Heath Farm Roadpublic footpath · 410 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 410 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

20 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 15 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 15 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 30 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 30 mSurface unpavedPath type: cycleway
The Carropsbyway open to all traffic · 243 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 243 mPath type: service
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 66 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 66 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
The Carropsbyway open to all traffic · 118 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 118 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scrambling bike tracks

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scrambling bike tracks

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park3.3 km→✦Three bowl barrows 750m south west of Pin FarmHistoric site4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→🦉BARTON MILLSNature reserve4.8 km→

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