Getting here
52.09556, 0.01048
Best for
4 activitiesDog walks
Free78%Dogs allowed with public access
Family friendly
Free68%Urban park — family destination
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Greenwich Meridian Trail
Picnic day out
Free62%Urban park — open green space
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
31
18 named nearby · 13 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
32
32 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
1
1 public path
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Icknield Way Path · Walking169 km
Harcamlow Way · Walking0
National Byway (Cambridgeshire) · Cycling0
Icknield Way Cycle Trail · Mountain bike226 km
N/A · Cycling
N/A · Cycling
Meldreth Station Link · public footpath
About this urban park
Melwood is a urban park covering 13 hectares.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
2 nearby · 251m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Bran Ditch: an Anglo-Saxon bank and ditch between Fowlmere and Heydon, including an Anglo-Saxon burial ground, a section of medieval lynchet and an Iron Age enclosureHistoric site4.9 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park4.3 km→🐄AviariesVisitor farm2.7 km→🐄Prairie DogsVisitor farm2.7 km→🐄Capybaras & MarasVisitor farm2.7 km→🐄Red pandasVisitor farm2.7 km→