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Waterlane Plantation

7 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

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
  • 🅿️Parking 324m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Magpie +30 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Magpie +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilidae, Non-biting midges, Mystacides azurea +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Limnephilidae, Non-biting midges, Mystacides azurea +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Lime Tree WalkWalking route
Named route
Kitchen Garden WalkWalking route
Named route
Temple WalkWalking route
Named route
Water Lanepublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: unclassified
Bromley Lanepublic footpath · 1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmPath type: footway
Water Lanepublic footpath · 120 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 120 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Regional Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 11Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 11Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route211 m
Named routeRef 11Length 211 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oilseed rape and Waterlane Plantation

Oilseed rape and Waterlane Plantation

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