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Hayfield Plantation

7 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome7 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· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Linnet, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Linnet, Magpie +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Hornet, Glyphotaelius pellucidus +112 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Hornet, Glyphotaelius pellucidus +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White-tipped Bristle-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis +73 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White-tipped Bristle-moss, Clustered Feather-moss, Syntrichia ruralis var. ruralis +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Henry Morris Roadpublic footpath · 122 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 122 mPath type: footway
Plantation Roadpublic footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route1.6 km
Named routeLength 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route35 m
Named routeRef 11Length 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 11Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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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

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