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Hare Park Plantation

2 ha

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome2 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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +71 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bird's-claw Beard-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +71 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Painted Lady, Scarce Chaser, Brown Argus +8 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Painted Lady, Scarce Chaser, Brown Argus +8 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

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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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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