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Coleridge Recreation Ground

8 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifePicnicFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.19246, 0.14415

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Mallard +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Moorhen, Mallard +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cock's-foot, Perennial Rye-grass +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cock's-foot, Perennial Rye-grass +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rowan's WalkWalking route2.6 km

Rowans Walk is a 2.57km circular walk on grassy tracks

Named routeLength 2.6 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
View Point WalkWalking route2.9 km

View Point Walk is a 2.9km circular walk that includes a hill and steps

Named routeLength 2.9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

139 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
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
Coton CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Coleridge Recreation Ground

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Christ's PiecesUrban park2 km→🌱Jesus GreenUrban park2.6 km→🏞️WANDLEBURYCountry park4.7 km→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Wandlebury Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Coleridge Recreation GroundUrban park0 m→

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