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Square Plantation

2 ha

📷 mike · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiInsects
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.26833, 0.45548

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Weddellomyces epicallopisma, Lecania rabenhorstii, Myriolecis antiqua +49 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Weddellomyces epicallopisma, Lecania rabenhorstii, Myriolecis antiqua +49 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, 7-spot Ladybird, Small Tortoiseshell +59 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Elder +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Rook, Kestrel, Skylark +43 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Rook, Kestrel, Skylark +43 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Variable-leaved Crestwort, Cock's-foot, Dilated Scalewort +227 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Variable-leaved Crestwort, Cock's-foot, Dilated Scalewort +227 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Freckenham Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Stour Valley Path part 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational 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
N/ACycling route50 m
Named routeLength 50 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

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Square Plantation

📷 mike · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱The SeveralsUrban park3.8 km→🌱Memorial Hall GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱King Edward VII Memorial GroundsUrban park4.5 km→✦CHIPPENHAM HALLHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Studlands ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Packhorse bridgeHistoric site2.7 km→

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