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Sidehill Plantation

3 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.21229, 0.38012

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Rock-rose, Carline Thistle, Sycamore +125 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Rock-rose, Carline Thistle, Sycamore +125 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +13 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 2Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 51Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route196 m
Named routeRef 51Length 196 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route63 m
Named routeRef 51Length 63 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 51Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route125 m
Named routeRef 51Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
🚵

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

Railway towards Cambridge

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway towards Cambridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King Edward VII Memorial GroundsUrban park3.8 km→🌱Memorial Hall GardensUrban park3.8 km→🌱The SeveralsUrban park4.5 km→✦DULLINGHAM HOUSEHistoric site1.7 km→✦Devil's Ditch, Reach to WooddittonHistoric site2.8 km→⛪All Saints ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→

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