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Cardigan Plantation

22 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

52.52976, 0.76704

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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
  • 🍄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 — Swallow, Stock Dove, Sand Martin +68 more · last seen 2019; Birds — Swallow, Stock Dove, Sand Martin +68 more · last seen 2019

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Physcia aipolia, Black Shields, Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat. +49 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Physcia aipolia, Black Shields, Bagliettoa parmigera s. lat. +49 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Small Copper +137 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +62 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Common Feather-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +62 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Great Eastern Pingo TrailWalking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
The Great Estates TrailWalking route4.8 km
Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 07Walking route
Named routeRef LW07Local walking route
The Wildlife TrailWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Peddars WayWalking route74 km
Named routeLength 74 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route41 m
Named routeLength 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route117 m
Named routeLength 117 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route126 m
Named routeLength 126 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 13Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Peddars Way Cycle RouteMountain bike route83.6 km

The Peddars Way with suggested detours to avoid footpath-only sections.

Named routeLength 83.6 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields east of Cardigan Plantation: aerial 2018 (2)

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields east of Cardigan Plantation: aerial 2018 (2)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Thompson Millennium GreenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Celebration AvenueUrban park4.4 km→✦Roman settlement at Woodcock HallHistoric site4.9 km→✦Moated site and part of the Medieval settlement of Tottington, south-west of St Andrew's ChurchHistoric site1.6 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→

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