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Tewes Plantation

4 ha

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.97408, 0.38356

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Marsh Tit, Robin, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Marsh Tit, Robin, Blackbird +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Butterfly-orchid, Early-purple Orchid, Himalayan Balsam +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Butterfly-orchid, Early-purple Orchid, Himalayan Balsam +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Turpin's Trail 1Walking route

Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Turpin's Trail 3Walking route

Third of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Turpin's Trail 2Walking route

Second of three linked circular walks around the birthplace of Dick Turpin, Highwayman

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 04Walking route
Named routeRef LW04Local walking route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Flemings Lanebyway open to all traffic · 473 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 473 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Flemings Lanebyway open to all traffic · 71 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 71 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking over arable land to Tewes Plantation, Little Sampford

📷 Roger Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking over arable land to Tewes Plantation, Little Sampford

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🌱Margaret GardensUrban park3.5 km→🌱Margaret GardensUrban park3.5 km→✦SPAINS HALLHistoric site4.3 km→✦A moated site at Goddards FarmHistoric site2.4 km→✦Moated site and fishpond at Maynards FarmHistoric site2.7 km→✦The Howses moated siteHistoric site3.2 km→

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