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Shooting Lodge Plantation

70 ha

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome70 ha

Getting here

52.29421, 0.52137

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2022; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2022

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Verrucaria polysticta, Caloplaca chlorina, Lepraria vouauxii +40 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Verrucaria polysticta, Caloplaca chlorina, Lepraria vouauxii +40 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Meadow Brown +48 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Meadow Brown +48 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bugloss, Dilated Scalewort, Newmarket Oregon-grape +19 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Bugloss, Dilated Scalewort, Newmarket Oregon-grape +19 more · last seen 2020

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 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
The Streetpublic footpath · 238 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 238 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

14 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
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 51Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route426 m
Named routeRef 51Length 426 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

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Private no Dogs Please

📷 Keith Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Private no Dogs Please

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Three bowl barrows 750m south west of Pin FarmHistoric site2.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.8 km→🦉BARTON MILLSNature reserve4.9 km→✦Bowl barrow 400m south west of Desnage LodgeHistoric site2.4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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