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Caxton Moats

6 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.21113, -0.10668

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦48+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Pied Wagtail
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail, Skylark +45 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Pied Wagtail, Skylark +45 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — 24-spot Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Field Grasshopper +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Pathfinder WayWalking route74 km

Circular walk taking in some of the WWII Bomber bases

Named routeLength 74 kmLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
44/20public footpath · 747 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 747 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Caxton Drift 44/18public footpath · 955 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 955 mSurface unpavedPath 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

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
44/19bridleway · 84 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 84 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Caxton Drift Bridleway 74/1bridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmPath type: bridleway
Caxton Drift Bridleway 74/1bridleway · 130 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 130 mPath type: bridleway
44/2bridleway · 130 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 130 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
Eltisley Lane Bridleway 44/2bridleway · 5 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 5 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Moats, Manor Farm

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Moats, Manor Farm

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