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Ella's Plantation

67 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome67 ha

Getting here

52.30551, 0.50952

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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 180m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Sphaerophoria scripta +307 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper, Sphaerophoria scripta +307 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Breckland Speedwell, Common Stork's-bill +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Breckland Speedwell, Common Stork's-bill +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
The Warrener's World TrailWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmLocal walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
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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
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 66 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 66 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 248 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 248 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 293 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 293 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stud Plantation, Herringswell

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stud Plantation, Herringswell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park2.7 km→🦉BARTON MILLSNature reserve3.8 km→✦Three bowl barrows 750m south west of Pin FarmHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park4.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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