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Brown Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Matthew Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.12687, 0.04361

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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
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

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

12 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 2 - Yellow Markers)Walking route2.8 km

A short circular walk around Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook and a small wood called The Spinney

Named routeLength 2.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
RSPB Fowlmere Nature TrailWalking route

Nature trail around RSPB Fowlmere

Named routeLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Thrones 3 WalkWalking route5.8 km

A walk around the east and north east of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 5.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Chalk Ridge WalkWalking route7.4 km

A walk around the east of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 7.4 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Folly East WalkWalking route5.9 km

A walk around the north and north east of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 5.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route35 m
Named routeLength 35 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route455 m
Named routeLength 455 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

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Back Lanebridleway · 128 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 128 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Back Lanebridleway · 22 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Cam

📷 Matthew Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park400 m→🐄Asian Short-Clawed OtterVisitor farm1.4 km→🐄Sumatran TigerVisitor farm1.4 km→🐄Ring-tailed LemurVisitor farm1.4 km→🐄Maned WolvesVisitor farm1.4 km→🐄White-lipped tamarinVisitor farm1.4 km→

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