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Copley Hill

6 ha

📷 Duncan Grey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.15553, 0.20494

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Red-legged Partridge +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Red-legged Partridge +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fen Rivers Way (Final Cambridge section)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cambridge signed cycle routes networkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 11Cycling route
Named routeRef 11National Cycle Network
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
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mile Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.5 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.5 kmPath type: track
The Roman Roadbyway open to all traffic · 1.6 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.6 kmPath type: track
The Roman Roadbyway open to all traffic · 2.7 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2.7 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Copley Hill

📷 Duncan Grey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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