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Charterhouse Plantation

6 ha
WildlifeForagingBirds
Free entryDogs welcome6 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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Wild Thyme, Bramble +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Bearded Tit, Hobby +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Bearded Tit, Hobby +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Small Scabious, Traveller's-joy, Hawkweed Oxtongue +73 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Small Scabious, Traveller's-joy, Hawkweed Oxtongue +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Meadow Brown +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fleam Dykepublic footpath · 1.9 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.9 kmPath type: footway
Fleam Dykepublic footpath · 3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 kmPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵

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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