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Limekiln Close - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Paul Shreeve · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.18024, 0.16904

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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· Free

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

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

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

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route
Named routeRegional 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
Greenwich Meridian Trail (Cambridge Loop)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

130 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

East Pit Nature Reserve, Limekiln Road, Cherry Hinton

📷 Paul Shreeve · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

East Pit Nature Reserve, Limekiln Road, Cherry Hinton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WANDLEBURYCountry park2.7 km→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Christ's PiecesUrban park4.2 km→🌱Jesus GreenUrban park4.7 km→🌱Cherry Hinton HallUrban park700 m→

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