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Red Lodge Plantation

11 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

52.30132, 0.45100

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Water Mint, Meadowsweet, White Dead-nettle +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Bent, Water Mint, Creeping Buttercup +288 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Bent, Water Mint, Creeping Buttercup +288 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
National Byway (through Ely)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route50 m
Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Named routeRef 51Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route124 m
Named routeRef 51Length 124 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route152 m
Named routeRef 51Length 152 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grand entrance to Chippenham Lodge

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grand entrance to Chippenham Lodge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Chippenham Village Recreation GroundUrban park700 m→🌱Chippenham Childrens Play AreaUrban park900 m→⛪St Peter and St Mary Magdalene ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪Fordham Congregational ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→

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