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Jack o' Thumbs Grove - Woodland plantation

1 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Walks
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.26565, -0.04649

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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
  • 🐕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
Walking trails

Best for

1 activity

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route11.1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 11.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 51Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 51Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route45 m
Named routeRef 51Length 45 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wheat and barley

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wheat and barley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→✦HILTON MAZEHistoric site4.4 km→✦The maze and monument on Hilton GreenHistoric site4.4 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park4.5 km→✦Overhall Grove moated siteHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Fen Drayton Recreation GroundUrban park3.9 km→

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