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The Long Holt - Woodland plantation

3 ha
ForagingDogsFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • The Lounge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Wildlife

Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rothschild WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route
Named routeRegional 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
Nobles Lanepublic footpath · 91 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mPath type: residential
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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 route125 m
Named routeRef 51Length 125 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
Main RouteCycling route422 m
Named routeRef 51Length 422 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route427 m
Named routeRef 51Length 427 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route975 m
Named routeRef 51Length 975 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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