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Hill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome23 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, False-brome, Common Striated Feather-moss +63 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Marsh Tit, Robin, Chiffchaff +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Marsh Tit, Robin, Chiffchaff +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Southern Hawker, Green Shieldbug +69 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Southern Hawker, Green Shieldbug +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Bramble, Midland Hawthorn +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route890 m
Named routeRef 12Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route163 m
Named routeRef 12Length 163 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route205 m
Named routeRef 12Length 205 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route378 m
Named routeRef 12Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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