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Gran's Plantation

1 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.21045, 0.34844

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Skylark and Carrion Crow
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silver-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Cuspidate Earth-moss +45 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Silver-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Cuspidate Earth-moss +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Raspberry Bryum, Strawberry Clover, Bramble

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
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 route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 51Length 41 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crop field towards Gran's Plantation

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crop field towards Gran's Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DULLINGHAM HOUSEHistoric site2.6 km→✦Devil's Ditch, Reach to WooddittonHistoric site2.7 km→✦Five bowl barrows 270m north of Hare Park StudHistoric site2.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Four bowl barrows at Allington Hill, 420m south west of Allington Hill FarmHistoric site2.6 km→✦Romano-British settlement 200m west of Allington HillHistoric site2.8 km→

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