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Heath Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.30743, 0.46760

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

3 signed routes nearby · 5 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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crop Loaders

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crop Loaders

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park1.9 km→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Lumber Hill bowl barrow, 720m ENE of Chippenham StudHistoric site900 m→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→

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