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Jacob's Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

51.12603, 0.95350

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Porina borreri, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Phaeographis dendritica +17 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Porina borreri, Lecidella elaeochroma f. elaeochroma, Phaeographis dendritica +17 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Silky Wall Feather-moss, Hyacinthoides +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral +120 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Gatekeeper, Red Admiral +120 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Stour Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeListed length 82.9 kmRegional walking route
Saxon Shore WayWalking route262 km
Named routeLength 262 kmRegional walking route
Wye National Nature Reserve Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
European walking route E9, Rye to DoverWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
North Downs Way (Eastern)Walking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Orange Tip TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peacock TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Proposed NCN National Route 18Cycling route
Named routeRef 18National Cycle Network
Pilgrims Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 17Cycling route
Named routeRef 17National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ladder stile near Jacob's Plantation

📷 David Anstiss · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ladder stile near Jacob's Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Willesborough CemeteryUrban park4.2 km→✦HATCH PARKHistoric site600 m→🌱Conningbrook Lakes Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Medieval moated site, Court Lodge Farm.Historic site3.7 km→🦉POULTON WOOD, ALDINGTONNature reserve4.1 km→🌱Captain's Wood Play AreaUrban park4.2 km→

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