Limekiln Close - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › Eastern › Cambridge Getting here
52.19737, 0.15772
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 ☕ Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
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 9 signed routes nearby · 7 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 The Tins public footpath · 456 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 456 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 148 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
81,043 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 81,043 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 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 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 Water Scorpion · Pea-leaf Weevil · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Hairy Bitter-cress · Caper Spurge · Lesser Celandine · Shepherd's-purse +11
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Common Whitlowgrass Erophila verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 81,043 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 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Greenfinch Chloris chloris Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 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 Water Scorpion · Pea-leaf Weevil · Scathophaga stercoraria · Silver Fish
Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Red Dead-nettle · Hairy Bitter-cress · Caper Spurge · Lesser Celandine · Shepherd's-purse +11
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris 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
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