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Lower Forty Acres

✦ Ancient woodland197 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Forty acres and a mule · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome197 ha

Getting here

52.58338, -0.46431

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Central Ridepublic footpath · 1.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Forty acres and a mule

📷 Wikipedia · Forty acres and a mule · CC BY-SA 3.0

Forty acres and a mule

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Wansford Bridge See also PETERBOROUGH 136Historic site3.3 km→✦Wansford Bridge See also CAMBRIDGESHIRE 136Historic site3.3 km→🌱Kings Cliffe Village FieldUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱The Pytchell (Community Orchard & 'The Quiet Place')Urban park4.3 km→

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