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Penny Loaf Hill Plantation - Woodland plantation

3 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsHorsesWalks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.02171, -0.13223

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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
Horse ridingWalking trails

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route

Not waymarked

Named routeRegional walking route
Kingfisher WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Garden City 15Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 12Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route403 m
Named routeRef 12Length 403 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route330 m
Named routeRef 12Length 330 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route72 m
Named routeRef 12Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route198 m
Named routeRef 12Length 198 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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

Photos

Highley Hill

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Highley Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Well GreenUrban park4.1 km→✦Romano-British small town and Late Iron Age settlement at BaldockHistoric site5 km→✦Arbury Banks Iron Age hillfortHistoric site2.4 km→✦Arbury BanksHistoric site2.4 km→✦Roman villa 1000yds (910m) NE of Ashwell villageHistoric site3.1 km→✦Moated enclosures east and west of Love Lane, AshwellHistoric site4 km→

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