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Wildmere Plantation

2 ha

📷 Jeff Tomlinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.18461, -0.18487

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • 🌿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

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Protapion, Sitona suturalis +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Protapion, Sitona suturalis +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km

This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton

Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Greensand Ridge WalkWalking route64 km
Named routeLength 64 kmRegional walking route
North Bedfordshire Heritage TrailWalking route70 km
Named routeLength 70 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Beds)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route HDC 10Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 10Local cycle route
Route HDC 8Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route
Route HDC 9iCycling route
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National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route HDC 9iiiCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iiiLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

RUPP between Wildmere plantation and Bullby Hill plantation

📷 Jeff Tomlinson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

RUPP between Wildmere plantation and Bullby Hill plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CROXTON PARKHistoric site4 km→🌱Waresley ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Waresley ParkUrban park1.2 km→🌱Millbridge Brook MeadowsUrban park3.7 km→✦GAMLINGAYHistoric site4 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→

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