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Sharp Hill Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.14318, -0.00882

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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 454m away — 2 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

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Greenwich Meridian Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

24 signed routes nearby · 8 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
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
Running Fox Walk 2Walking route2.7 km

A circular walk around meadows, fields and spinneys

Named routeLength 2.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Rectory Farm Lanepublic footpath · 205 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 205 mPath type: service
Rectory Farm Lanepublic footpath · 207 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 207 mPath type: service
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Cycling

2 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
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mare Waybridleway · 81 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 81 mPath type: bridleway
Mare Waybridleway · 1.5 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.5 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The A603 descends Orwell Hill

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The A603 descends Orwell Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WIMPOLE HALLHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Wimpole EstateUrban park2.8 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park3.6 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2.5 km→✦Bi-focal deserted medieval settlement earthworksHistoric site2.9 km→🐄Red pandasVisitor farm4.3 km→

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