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Hick's Plantation

9 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.98321, 0.87776

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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
  • 🌿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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Swift, Whitethroat +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Swift, Whitethroat +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Pond-sedge, Common Nettle, Nipplewort +205 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Pond-sedge, Common Nettle, Nipplewort +205 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Peacock, Red Admiral +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, Peacock, Red Admiral +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
St Edmund WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 142kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Essex Way (Epping to Stratford St Mary)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Suffolk Cycle Route A2 (Bures Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef A2Regional cycle route
South Suffolk Cycle Route A3 (Boxford Link)Cycling route
Named routeRef A3Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 1Cycling route
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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

Photos

Gravel Hill

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gravel Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦TENDRING HALL PARKHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Fairfield Playing FieldUrban park1.3 km→🦉ARGER FENNature reserve4.4 km→✦Parkland and gardens of Giffords HallHistoric site4.4 km→🦉TIGER HILLNature reserve4.9 km→🌱Rowley WoodUrban park1 km→

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