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Coton Countryside Reserve

4 ha

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.20555, 0.05803

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 94m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Large White +99 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Large White +99 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Hawthorn, Bramble +2 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Sycamore, Lords-and-Ladies, Bee Orchid +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Sycamore, Lords-and-Ladies, Bee Orchid +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 19 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
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
Diamond Jubilee WalkWalking route4.8 km

A circular walk around Comberton to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee (1952-2012) of Queen Elizabeth ll

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Beryl's Bridgepublic footpath · 5 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

62 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

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Whitwell Waybridleway · 255 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 255 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coton: up St Peter's Road

📷 John Sutton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coton: up St Peter's Road

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🌱Jesus GreenUrban park4.5 km→🌱Christ's PiecesUrban park4.6 km→🌱Church CloseUrban park2.7 km→✦MADINGLEY HALLHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Disbrey Close Amenity AreaUrban park2.7 km→🌱Lammas LandUrban park3.9 km→

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