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Rouses Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.10953, -0.09292

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Wimpole Estate Multi-Use Trail WalkWalking route8.5 km

A walk around the Multi-Use Trail at Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 8.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Orwell WalkWalking route5.4 km

A walk around the east of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 5.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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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

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pollarded trees

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pollarded trees

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wimpole EstateUrban park4.4 km→✦WIMPOLE HALLHistoric site4.6 km→✦Bi-focal deserted medieval settlement earthworksHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Village GardenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Arrington Village GardensUrban park3.5 km→✦HATLEY PARKHistoric site4.9 km→

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