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Highdown Plantation - Woodland plantation

2 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.95668, -0.33207

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 279m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

3 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Northern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWNRegional walking route
Tatmore Hills LoopWalking route

Starting from the Red Lion Pub, a walk of approximately 4.8km/3m and 1 hour long

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
John Bunyan TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ride on the wild sideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns Cycleway (road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Recreational Cycle Route 16Cycling route

Local circular? cycle route

Named routeLocal cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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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
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Icknield Waybridleway · 154 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 154 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Icknield Waybridleway · 5 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Icknield Waybridleway · 47 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 47 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Icknield Waybridleway · 376 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 376 mSurface grassPath type: track
Icknield Waybridleway · 181 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 181 mSurface grassPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stubble field and Hanginghill plantation

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stubble field and Hanginghill plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Windmill HillUrban park4.2 km→🌱Ransom's Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→🦉OUGHTONHEAD COMMONNature reserve2.2 km→🌱Swinburne ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park3.9 km→🌱Triangle Community GardenUrban park4.3 km→

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