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Dalby's Plantation

28 ha

📷 Ant Basterfield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

52.23805, 0.51388

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +38 more · last seen 2024

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-ivy, Green Alkanet, Dark Mullein +40 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-ivy, Green Alkanet, Dark Mullein +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Large Garden, Common Nettle, Lesser Calamint +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 50 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 51Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route426 m
Named routeRef 51Length 426 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Dalham Hall

📷 Ant Basterfield · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Dalham Hall

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🌱The GreenUrban park2.5 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site2.5 km→✦Three bowl barrows 750m south west of Pin FarmHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Barrow GreenUrban park4.8 km→✦Lidgate Castle and C16 Fortified Manorial ComplexHistoric site4.9 km→✦St Mary's ChurchHistoric site1.5 km→

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