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Lower Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 David Kemp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

51.70096, -0.52226

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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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7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bulrush · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Red WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Blue WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Milton RouteCycling route
Named routeRef MiltonLocal cycle route
Route 30Cycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Harding RouteCycling route
Named routeRef HardingLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Lower Plantation wood, Flaunden Lane

📷 David Kemp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Lower Plantation wood, Flaunden Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦LATIMER PARKHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Westwood ParkUrban park4 km→🌱The PrioryUrban park4.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.5 km→🦉CHORLEYWOOD HOUSE ESTATENature reserve4.4 km→⛪The PrioryReligious grounds4.5 km→

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