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Coton Countryside Reserve

4 ha

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.20915, 0.07600

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Pochard +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Woodpigeon, Pochard +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Hawthorn, Bramble, Hazel +5 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cuckooflower, Slender Speedwell, Hawthorn +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cuckooflower, Slender Speedwell, Hawthorn +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +118 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +118 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Fen Rivers Way (Cambridge to Ely)Walking route
Named routeRegional 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
Coton Pathpublic footpath · 790 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 790 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Coton Pathpublic footpath · 276 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 276 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

100 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
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Footpathbridleway · 91 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 91 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Orchard

📷 Hugh Venables · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Orchard

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🌱Jesus GreenUrban park3.2 km→🌱Christ's PiecesUrban park3.4 km→🌱Lammas LandUrban park2.9 km→🌱Lammas LandUrban park2.9 km→🌱Jubilee GardensUrban park3.1 km→🦉SHEEP'S GREEN AND COE FENNature reserve3.1 km→

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