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Cadwin Field

12 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.30446, 0.07101

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Cow Parsley, Bristly Oxtongue · last seen 2025; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Cow Parsley, Bristly Oxtongue · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Rothschild WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ouse Valley Way 3 (Eaton Socon to Brandon Creek)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 24Cycling route
Named routeRef 24Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route11.1 km
Named routeRef 51Length 11.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 51Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 51Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface pavementslabs
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shepherds Courtbridleway · 37 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 37 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Schole Roadbridleway · 633 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 633 mPath type: track
Haven Drovebyway open to all traffic · 1.4 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.4 kmSurface compactedPath type: track
Schole Roadbridleway · 274 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 274 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential
Schole Roadbridleway · 208 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 208 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cadwin Field, Willingham

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cadwin Field, Willingham

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🌱Northstowe Phase 1 Water ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Northstowe Phase 2 Water ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Longstanton Recreation GroundUrban park3.2 km→🌱GreenwayUrban park1.9 km→🌱LAPUrban park1.9 km→🌱GreenwayUrban park2.1 km→

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