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Laburnum Plantation

20 ha

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

52.06365, 0.12013

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lesser Black-backed Gull and Herring Gull
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Magpie +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cantharis rustica, Marmalade Hoverfly +3 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Cantharis rustica, Marmalade Hoverfly +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
RSPB Fowlmere Nature TrailWalking route

Nature trail around RSPB Fowlmere

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 11Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 11Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route789 m
Named routeRef 11Length 789 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 11Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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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

Towards Chrishall Grange Plantation

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towards Chrishall Grange Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bran Ditch: an Anglo-Saxon bank and ditch between Fowlmere and Heydon, including an Anglo-Saxon burial ground, a section of medieval lynchet and an Iron Age enclosureHistoric site3.8 km→✦Roman settlement S of Chronicle HillsHistoric site4.4 km→✦Pigot's Farm moated site and fishpondHistoric site3.6 km→✦Mill HillHistoric site3.6 km→🐄Wood Green Animal Shelter (Heydon)Visitor farm4 km→🌱Brewery Field Community Green SpaceUrban park4 km→

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