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Morden Grange Plantation

18 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

52.04100, -0.09977

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Blackthorn, Hogweed +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Knapweed, Hoary Plantain, Field Scabious +197 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Knapweed, Hoary Plantain, Field Scabious +197 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +37 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +37 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
N/ACycling route356 m
Named routeLength 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route174 m
Named routeLength 174 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

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath along Morden Grange Plantation

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath along Morden Grange Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉THERFIELD HEATHNature reserve3.4 km→🌱Steeple Morden Conservation AreaUrban park3.6 km→✦Roman villa 1000yds (910m) NE of Ashwell villageHistoric site2.9 km→✦Five bowl barrows: part of the round barrow cemetery on Therfield HeathHistoric site3.7 km→✦Motte and bailey castle and associated earthworks 100m south of Tuthill FarmHistoric site3.9 km→✦Site of Therfield castleHistoric site3.9 km→

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