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Bucket Hill Plantation

16 ha

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.20971, -0.03306

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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 — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +37 more · last seen 2025

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

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Diamond Jubilee WalkWalking route4.8 km

A circular walk around Comberton to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012) of Queen Elizabeth ll

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal 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
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hall Drivebridleway · 117 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 117 mPath type: residential
Hall Drivebridleway · 81 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 81 mSurface pavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Towards Bucket Hill Plantation

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towards Bucket Hill Plantation

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✦MADINGLEY HALLHistoric site5 km→🌱Cambourne Sports CentreUrban park2.2 km→✦Moulton Hills Roman barrowsHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Meridian Fields GreenUrban park2.6 km→🌱Lot MeadowUrban park2.9 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park3.3 km→

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