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Buff Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

52.13697, -0.12791

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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 59m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Dilated Scalewort, Minute Pouncewort +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — White Clover Seed Weevil, Eutrichapion vorax, Meadow Brown +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — White Clover Seed Weevil, Eutrichapion vorax, Meadow Brown +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Wimpole WayWalking route20.7 km

A walk from Cambridge to Wimpole Hall through gently rolling countryside, historic villages and small areas of ancient woodland

Named routeLength 20.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Clopton WayWalking route17.7 km

This walk offers great views from the top an escarpment and passes through the now deserted medieval village of Clopton

Named routeLength 17.7 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Arrington WalkWalking route4.6 km

A walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 4.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wimpole Estate Arrington Longer WalkWalking route5.2 km

A longer walk around the center, west and south of the Wimpole Estate

Named routeLength 5.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Baulk Lanepublic footpath · 218 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 218 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

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

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
East Hatleybridleway · 395 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 395 mPath type: bridleway
Buff Lanebridleway · 122 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 122 mPath type: unclassified
East Hatleybridleway · 460 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 460 mPath type: bridleway
Baulk Lanebridleway · 923 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 923 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway
Buff Lanebridleway · 671 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 671 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland by Buff Wood

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland by Buff Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HATLEY PARKHistoric site1 km→🌱Village GardenUrban park4.5 km→🌱Arrington Village GardensUrban park4.6 km→✦Deserted village of Clapton (site of) N of Croydon HouseHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Millbridge Brook MeadowsUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→

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