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Cadenham Plantation

1 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge, Skylark +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge, Skylark +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Naetrocymbe punctiformis, Athallia holocarpa s. str. +25 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Naetrocymbe punctiformis, Athallia holocarpa s. str. +25 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Rosemary Beetle, Meadow Brown +123 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Rosemary Beetle, Meadow Brown +123 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Marble Screw-moss, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +153 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Crescent-cup Liverwort, Marble Screw-moss, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis +153 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey AbbeyWalking route7.4 km

Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.

Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Winter Walk, Anglesey AbbeyWalking route1.9 km

This route has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.

Named routeLength 1.9 kmDuration 00:45Round tripLocal walking route
Long Explorer's Route, Anglesey AbbeyWalking route2.4 km

This route can be seasonally muddy and had a narrow bridge (width 80cm) that is not recommended for mobility scooters. has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.

Named routeLength 2.4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Riverside walkWalking route
Named route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route21 m
Named routeRef 51Length 21 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Towards Swaffham Prior and Cadenham Plantation

Towards Swaffham Prior and Cadenham Plantation

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