Limekiln Close - Broadleaved woodland 2 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Cambridge Getting here
52.19600, 0.16165
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 79m away — 16 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 79m away — 16 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs 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
Named cycling route nearby: Cambridge secondary cycle network
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Lode Dog-Walking Trail, Anglesey Abbey Walking route 3.2 km ▾
Flat grass paths which may be muddy at times, as well as paved village streets and close to open water. Dogs welcome, on a lead for village part of the route.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local 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 The Tins public footpath · 13 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 13 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map The Tins public footpath · 392 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 392 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Snakey Path public footpath · 945 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 945 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 144 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
Show on map Photos Railway line between Cherry Hinton and Cambridge
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79,182 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 79,182 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Weasel Mustela nivalis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish · 7-spot Ladybird
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine · Caper Spurge · Bramble · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +23
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Bramble Rubus fruticosus Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 79,182 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Magpie +22
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Coal Tit Periparus ater Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Wood Mouse +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Weasel Mustela nivalis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish · 7-spot Ladybird
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 🌿 Plants 28 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine · Caper Spurge · Bramble · Ivy-leaved Toadflax +23
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Bramble Rubus fruticosus Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Alexanders
Alexanders
Smyrnium olusatrum
Smyrnium olusatrum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Snowdrop Galanthus
Snowdrop Galanthus
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
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
Daisy Bellis perennis
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus 