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Castor Hanglands

✦ Ancient woodland142 ha

📷 Ajay Tegala · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome142 ha

Getting here

52.59948, -0.35102

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 310m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Pedunculate Oak, Nettle-leaved Bellflower +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Nene WayWalking route177 km
Named routeLength 177 kmRegional walking route
Gunwade TrailWalking route
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Wildflower TrailWalking route
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Ham Mere TrailWalking route
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Torpel WayWalking route
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Green WheelCycling route
Named routeRef 21Round tripRegional cycle route
The Green WheelCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Nassaburgh TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Peterborough LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Crown Lake LinkCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Castor Hanglands nature reserve

📷 Ajay Tegala · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Castor Hanglands nature reserve

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🏞️NENE PARKCountry park4.8 km→🌱Ferry MeadowsUrban park4.6 km→🌱Ferry Meadows Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Bretton ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Lynch Farm complexHistoric site4.9 km→✦MILTON HALLHistoric site3.5 km→

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