🌱 Urban park

Camping Close

Plan your visit

DogsFamilyHiking

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.09608, 0.28012

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Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Icknield Way Path

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Icknield Way Cycle Trail

Varies

Farm visits

Good match

Farm shop nearby

Varies

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route

Harcamlow WayWalking route▾

Named routeRef HARRegional walking route

Essex Gardenspublic footpath · 13 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

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

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Rivey Lanebridleway · 195 m▾

Public pathbridlewayLength 195 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Rivey Lanebridleway · 718 m▾

Public pathbridlewayLength 718 mPath type: track

About this urban park

Camping Close is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

13,802 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,802 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds49 species recorded

Grey Heron · Green Woodpecker · Redwing

🦌

Mammals5 species recorded

Badger · Red Fox · Rabbit

🐝

Insects6 species recorded

7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Jersey Tiger

🌿

Plants1 species recorded

Lucerne

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,802 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds49 species recorded

Grey Heron · Green Woodpecker · Redwing

🦌

Mammals5 species recorded

Badger · Red Fox · Rabbit

🐝

Insects6 species recorded

7-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Jersey Tiger

🌿

Plants1 species recorded

Lucerne

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

🌱 Visiting this spring

🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

🅿️

Parking

2 nearby · 219m

🚻

Toilets

2 · 260m away

🐄

Farm visit

204m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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