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Girton Wood - Woodland

5 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Walks
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.25470, 0.08013

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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
Parking

Best for

1 activity

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)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
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Cycling

47 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
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Guided Busway bridlewaybridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scrub between Oakington and Girton

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scrub between Oakington and Girton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MADINGLEY HALLHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Veteran Oak GardensUrban park3.9 km→🌱King's Hedges Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→🌱King's Hedges Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.9 km→

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