Limekiln Close - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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🎠 Play🛝 Family🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Cambridge Getting here
52.18832, 0.16383
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 148m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 148m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Beyond Anglesey Abbey Walk, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 7.4 km ▾
Flat route along grass paths. Dogs welcome.
Named route Length 7.4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Harcamlow Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref HAR Regional walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Long Explorer's Route, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 2.4 km ▾
This route can be seasonally muddy and had a narrow bridge (width 80cm) that is not recommended for mobility scooters.
has some uneven ground and steep slopes. Most of the route has firm surfaces, but a small section is dirt track. Assistance dogs only.
Named route Length 2.4 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Snakey Path public footpath · 945 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 945 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Love Lane public footpath · 209 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 209 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Snakey Path public footpath · 6 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 6 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 132 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN 51 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 51 National Cycle Network
Show on map SE Cambridge Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge secondary cycle network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coton Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cambridge signed cycle routes network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
72,513 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 72,513 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Silver Fish
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Shepherd's-purse · Hairy Bitter-cress · Caper Spurge · Lesser Celandine +16
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 72,513 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Sparrow Passer domesticus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Silver Fish
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Shepherd's-purse · Hairy Bitter-cress · Caper Spurge · Lesser Celandine +16
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Ivy-leaved Toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
Cymbalaria muralis
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Snowdrop Galanthus
Snowdrop Galanthus
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Daisy Bellis perennis
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