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Bowl barrow 250m WSW of Valance Farm

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📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.05494, 0.16054

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +80 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Hawthorn, Blackthorn +80 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +10 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Lime Tree WalkWalking route
Named route
Kitchen Garden WalkWalking route
Named route
Temple WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 11Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 11Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route789 m
Named routeRef 11Length 789 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 11Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The road to Valance Farm

📷 Robert Edwards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The road to Valance Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Horse River GreenUrban park2.7 km→🌱Brewery Field Community Green SpaceUrban park4.4 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park2.6 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park2.4 km→✦Roman fort, Roman town, Roman and Anglo-Saxon cemeteries at Great ChesterfordHistoric site2.5 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park2.5 km→

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