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Causewayed enclosure at Great Shelford

6 ha

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.15193, 0.12179

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Tufted Duck
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Mallard +94 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Tufted Duck, Mallard +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Common Blue Damselfly +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Lesser Celandine, Sweet Violet +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hawkweed Oxtongue, Lesser Celandine, Sweet Violet +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 2 - Yellow Markers)Walking route2.8 km

A short circular walk around Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook and a small wood called The Spinney

Named routeLength 2.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Lark Rise Farm Walks (Route 3 - Blue Markers)Walking route3.7 km

A circular walk around several Lark Rise Farm fields, passing close to Bourn Brook

Named routeLength 3.7 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Running Fox Walk 3Walking route4.2 km

A circular walk around meadows, fields and spinneys

Named routeLength 4.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Running Fox Walk 1Walking route900 m

A short circular walk around meadows, fields and spinneys

Named routeLength 900 mRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Cambridgeshire)Cycling route

National Byway route through Cambridgeshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
SE Cambridge Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge station to Trumpington Park and RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge secondary cycle networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Permissive path Great Shelford to Hauxton

📷 Mr Ignavy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Permissive path Great Shelford to Hauxton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️WANDLEBURYCountry park4.5 km→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hobson's ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦Wandlebury Camp: a multivallate hillfort, earlier univallate hillfort, Iron Age cemetery and 17th century formal garden remainsHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Coleridge Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→

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