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Starve Goose Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

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ForagingWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.19092, 0.01957

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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
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

5 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

27 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km

Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks

Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional 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
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
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
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Coton CyclewayCycling route
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Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
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Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Comberton Village Hall

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Comberton Village Hall

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Church CloseUrban park2.9 km→🌱Disbrey Close Amenity AreaUrban park2.9 km→✦MADINGLEY HALLHistoric site4 km→🏞️COTONCountry park3.5 km→🌱Meridian Fields GreenUrban park2 km→🌱Lot MeadowUrban park2.5 km→

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