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The Plantation - Woodland plantation

9 ha

📷 Rodney Burton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.26067, 0.03234

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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 462m away — 6 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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Hardwick Millennium FootpathWalking route13.9 km

A circular walk around Hardwick to celebrate the Millennium. The walk begins and ends at the Hardwick village sign. It passes through the parishes of Hardwick, Comberton, and Caldecote, and crosses the Greenwich Meridian twice.

Named routeLength 13.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Darwin Green greenway to Windsor RoadCycling route
Named route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route11.1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 11.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Wilson's Roadbridleway · 741 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 741 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
Wilson's Bridgebridleway · 56 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 56 mPath type: bridleway
Wilson's Roadbridleway · 19 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 19 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New Close Farm Business Park, Longstanton, Cambs

📷 Rodney Burton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New Close Farm Business Park, Longstanton, Cambs

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✦MADINGLEY HALLHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Longstanton Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→🌱Northstowe Phase 2 Water ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Northstowe Phase 1 Water ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱LEAPUrban park3.1 km→🌱greenwayUrban park3.1 km→

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