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Eltisley Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsPicnicWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.21725, -0.13216

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🧺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
Picnic spot

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area

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

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
Caxton Endpublic footpath · 95 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 95 mPath type: residential
74/3public footpath · 530 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 530 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Route HDC 8Cycling route
Named routeRef HDC 8Local cycle route
Route HDC 9iCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iLocal cycle route
Route HDC 9iiiCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iiiLocal cycle route
Route HDC 9iiCycling route
Named routeRef HDC 9iiLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Caxton Driftbridleway · 352 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 352 mPath type: track
Caxton Drift Bridleway 74/1bridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Allotments at Eltisley

📷 Dave Thompson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Allotments at Eltisley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CROXTON PARKHistoric site2.4 km→✦LONGSTOWE HALLHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Cambourne Sports CentreUrban park5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park700 m→🌱Lower Cambourne Green & Cricket PitchUrban park3.5 km→🌱Great Cambourne GreenUrban park4.3 km→

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