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Broadleaved woodland near Hauxton

4 ha

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.14977, 0.10527

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

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

9 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 3 - Blue Markers)Walking route3.7 km

A circular walk around several Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook

Named routeLength 3.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Running Fox Walk 3Walking route4.2 km

A circular walk around meadows, fields and spinneys

Named routeLength 4.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Running Fox Walk 1Walking route900 m

A short circular walk around meadows, fields and spinneys

Named routeLength 900 mRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

69 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
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route576 m
Named routeRef 11Length 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Donkey Lanebyway open to all traffic · 214 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 214 mSurface dirtPath type: track
The Lanebyway open to all traffic · 38 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 38 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Houses on Hauxton High Street

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Houses on Hauxton High Street

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hobson's ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Disbrey Close Amenity AreaUrban park4.7 km→🌱Church CloseUrban park4.8 km→🌱Greenway ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Trumpington Community OrchardUrban park2.6 km→🌱Virido ParkUrban park2.8 km→

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