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Hillfield Plantation

6 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.21053, -0.20022

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Blushing Bracket, White Fibrecap, Torth Felen +250 more · last seen 2019; Fungi — Blushing Bracket, White Fibrecap, Torth Felen +250 more · last seen 2019

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Oakbug Milkcap, Tawny Funnel, Wood Blewits +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Meadow Brown +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort, Even Scalewort +3 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Forked Veilwort, Even Scalewort +3 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route HDC 10Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 10Local cycle route
Route HDC 8Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route
Route HDC 9iCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iLocal cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route HDC 9iiiCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iiiLocal cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hillfield Plantation

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Henbrook ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Priory ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦CROXTON PARKHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Boundary ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Henbrook ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Henbrook ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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