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Four Acre Covert - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.13912, -0.04330

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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
  • ☕Stable Block Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Diamond Jubilee WalkWalking route4.8 km

A circular walk around Comberton to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012) of Queen Elizabeth ll

Named routeLength 4.8 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
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km

This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton

Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Arrington WalkWalking route4.6 km

A walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 4.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Arrington Longer WalkWalking route5.2 km

A longer walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 5.2 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland on Lamp Hill

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland on Lamp Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WIMPOLE HALLHistoric site400 m→🌱Wimpole EstateUrban park400 m→🌱Walled GardenUrban park600 m→✦Bi-focal deserted medieval settlement earthworksHistoric site600 m→🌱Arrington Village GardensUrban park1.3 km→🌱Village GardenUrban park1.3 km→

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