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Broadleaved woodland near Great Wilbraham

1 ha

📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.17164, 0.25175

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fleam Dykepublic footpath · 1.9 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.9 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route350 m
Named routeRef 51Length 350 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route166 m
Named routeRef 51Length 166 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route607 m
Named routeRef 51Length 607 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath on top of Fleam Dyke

📷 Keith Edkins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath on top of Fleam Dyke

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️WANDLEBURYCountry park4.7 km→✦Wandlebury Camp: a multivallate hillfort, earlier univallate hillfort, Iron Age cemetery and 17th century formal garden remainsHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Ludlow GreenUrban park2.2 km→🌱Ludlow GreenUrban park2.2 km→

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