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Melwood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.09175, 0.01837

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Wildlife

Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Wimpole Estate Centre Park WalkWalking route6.2 km

A walk around the center and north west of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 6.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Centre Park Longer WalkWalking route7.6 km

A longer walk around the center and north west of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 7.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
RSPB Fowlmere Nature TrailWalking route

Nature trail around RSPB Fowlmere

Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route209 m
Named routeLength 209 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route356 m
Named routeLength 356 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route23 m
Named routeLength 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route109 m
Named routeLength 109 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface 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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Melbourn from the air

📷 Thomas Nugent · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Melbourn from the air

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Nearby places

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🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park4.5 km→🐄Prairie DogsVisitor farm2.8 km→🐄AviariesVisitor farm2.8 km→🐄Capybaras & MarasVisitor farm2.8 km→🐄Red pandasVisitor farm2.8 km→🐄White-lipped tamarinVisitor farm2.8 km→

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