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Long Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.13366, 0.03330

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 261m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 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
Wimpole WayWalking route20.7 km

A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland

Named routeLength 20.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal 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
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 161 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 161 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Back Lanebridleway · 128 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 128 mSurface compactedPath type: track
West Greenbridleway · 63 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 63 mSurface compactedPath type: track
West Greenbridleway · 104 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 104 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Back Lanebridleway · 22 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
West Greenbridleway · 217 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 217 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Barrington

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Barrington

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