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🧺 Picnic🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 33 ha
Getting here
52.23799, 0.16488
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 8 activities 🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
Free picnic area, car park; Country park — good for group day out
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
Free playground, picnic area; Country park — designed for family visits
Dogs allowed — country park
Country park — managed habitat
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 7.4 km ▾ Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.
Named route Length 7.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾ Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely) Walking route ▾ Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lode Dog-Walking Trail, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 3.2 km ▾ Flat grass paths which may be muddy at times, as well as paved village streets and close to open water. Dogs welcome, on a lead for village part of the route.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Long Explorer's Route, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 2.4 km ▾ This route can be seasonally muddy and had a narrow bridge (width 80cm) that is not recommended for mobility scooters.
has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Halingway public footpath · 243 m ▾ Public path public footpath Length 243 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Halingway public footpath · 47 m ▾ Public path public footpath Length 47 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Cam Towpath public footpath · 2.2 km ▾ Public path public footpath Length 2.2 km Surface fine_gravel Path type: path
Show on map 116 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map SE Cambridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and Ride Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coton Cycleway Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge signed cycle routes network Cycling route ▾ Named route Local cycle route
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▾ Observation Jetty, Milton Country Park
‹ › Photos Observation Jetty, Milton Country Park
‹ › ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
68,140 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 68,140 records · NBN Atlas Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Gadwall · Black-headed Gull
+17 more species Hide species list All 22 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Cleavers · Yarrow · Oxeye Daisy · Hedge Bedstraw · Cow Parsley
+55 more species Hide species list All 60 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Cleavers Galium aparine Yarrow Achillea millefolium Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Hedge Bedstraw Galium album Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 68,140 records · NBN Atlas Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Gadwall · Black-headed Gull
+17 more species Hide species list All 22 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Gadwall Mareca strepera Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly
Cleavers · Yarrow · Oxeye Daisy · Hedge Bedstraw · Cow Parsley
+55 more species Hide species list All 60 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Cleavers Galium aparine Yarrow Achillea millefolium Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Hedge Bedstraw Galium album Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Nettle
Common Nettle
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Bramble Rubus
Bramble Rubus
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica
Spotted Medick Medicago arabica
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Valerianella Valerianella
Valerianella Valerianella
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Field Maple Acer campestre
Field Maple Acer campestre
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata
Viola odorata var. odorata Viola odorata var. odorata
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Milk Thistle Silybum marianum
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Small Nettle Urtica urens
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Green Snowdrop Galanthus woronowii
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Dog-rose Rosa canina
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Oregon Grape Mahonia
Oregon Grape Mahonia
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Buddleja Buddleja
Buddleja Buddleja
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur 