Mickle Hill Plantation 10 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
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52.17655, -0.19026
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Sitona suturalis, 7-spot Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Sitona suturalis, 7-spot Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Clopton Way Walking route 17.7 km ▾
This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton
Named route Length 17.7 km Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Greensand Ridge Walk Walking route 64 km ▾
Named route Length 64 km Regional walking route
Show on map North Bedfordshire Heritage Trail Walking route 70 km ▾
Named route Length 70 km Regional walking route
Show on map Weneslawe Walk Walking route 12.8 km ▾
Named route Length 12.8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Named route Ref HDC 8 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref HDC 9i Local cycle route
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National Byway route through Cambridgeshire
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Route HDC 9iii Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref HDC 9iii Local cycle route
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Named route Ref HDC 9ii Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
24,071 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,071 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Great Tit +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Common Gull Larus canus Rook Corvus frugilegus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Linnet Linaria cannabina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rock Dove Columba livia Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Dorytomus dejeani · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Spruce Cone Bug · Aspidapion radiolus · Pea-leaf Weevil +2
Dorytomus dejeani Dorytomus dejeani Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Spruce Cone Bug Gastrodes abietum Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Nut Leaf Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,071 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Great Tit +38
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Blackbird Turdus merula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Common Gull Larus canus Rook Corvus frugilegus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Linnet Linaria cannabina Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Rock Dove Columba livia Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Raven Corvus corax Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Dorytomus dejeani · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Spruce Cone Bug · Aspidapion radiolus · Pea-leaf Weevil +2
Dorytomus dejeani Dorytomus dejeani Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Spruce Cone Bug Gastrodes abietum Aspidapion radiolus Aspidapion radiolus Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus Nut Leaf Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Strophosoma melanogrammum
Strophosoma melanogrammum
